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THOMAS LARRY JUSTICE
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 1, 1950 – August 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Larry Justice, of Belfry, Kentucky, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 2, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 87
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crewman (1833)
- Born
- July 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Belfry, Kentucky (Pike County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 2, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
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.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 87
- DANIEL ALBERT IRELANSergeant · August 2, 1969
- RICHARD KENNETH LEWISPrivate First Class · August 2, 1969
- RONNIE DEAN LINDLEYLance Corporal · August 2, 1969
- GERALD STEPHEN LOTRIDGECorporal · August 2, 1969
From Belfry
- RONALD T VARNEYLance Corporal · February 24, 1969
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.