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THOMAS L WATERMAN
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
March 26, 1945 – April 10, 1970
Service recordThomas L Waterman, of Roanoke, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 10, 1970, in Thailand, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 121 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 121
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 26, 1945
- Home of record
- Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 10, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date April 10, 1970. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 121
- JOHN CHARLES ROSESergeant · April 10, 1970
- ROY WALKERTechnical Sergeant · April 10, 1970
- HOWELL FRANK BLAKEYLance Corporal · April 11, 1970
- EMILIO A DELA GARZA JRLance Corporal · April 11, 1970
From Roanoke
- LAWRENCE EARL HACKLEYCaptain · July 18, 1963
- MARSHALL JOSEPH ANGELLSpecialist Five · December 12, 1963
- LUTHER WILLIAM BURTONSergeant · November 1, 1965
- CLYDE RUSSEL HERMANSpecialist Four · November 6, 1965
- JOSEPH WHELTON BROWN IIICorporal · April 13, 1966
- JOHN ALPHONZO BROWNStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- JAMES R MCILWEEPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- PAUL MARTIN REEDCorporal · August 23, 1966
- JOHN TYLER LOGANSergeant · September 30, 1966
- JOHNNY WAYNE WRIGHTSpecialist Four · October 24, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.