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THOMAS LAMONTE DIVES JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 27, 1948 – August 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Lamonte Dives JR, of Montebello, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on August 2, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 86
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- March 27, 1948
- Home of record
- Montebello, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 2, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
32 names on the Wall carry the date August 2, 1969; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 86
- JAMES STEVENS DRAVIS JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 2, 1969
- DAVID EDWARD FITZGERALDSpecialist Four · August 2, 1969
- WILLIAM THOMAS GRESHAM JRSpecialist Four · August 2, 1969
- HAL KENT HENDERSONFirst Lieutenant · August 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DAVID MARTIN BALLSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 84
- WILLIAM EUGENE CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 85
- DANIEL ALBERT IRELANSergeant · Panel 20W, Line 87
- RICHARD KENNETH LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 87
- DWIGHT PINZA MCKEATHONPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 88
- ALEXANDER P POMEROYPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 88
- THOMAS KEVIN RYANSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 89
- JAMES SHELTON STACEYSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 89
- ALBERT ALVARADO VAQUERAChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 20W, Line 90
From Montebello
- GARY LEROY WESSELMANWarrant Officer 1 · April 19, 1967
- JAMES STEWART KELLSergeant · October 18, 1967
- WILLIAM DAVID MORELANDMajor · January 16, 1968
- REGINALD JOSEPH RODRIGUEZLance Corporal · February 17, 1969
- JOE FRANK GAYOSSOPrivate First Class · May 21, 1971
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.