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THOMAS LYNN FORSYTHE
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
January 2, 1948 – December 21, 1969
Service recordThomas Lynn Forsythe, of Henderson, Texas, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on December 21, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 78
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)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- January 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Henderson, Texas (Rusk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 21, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date December 21, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 10 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 78
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRAYStaff Sergeant · December 21, 1969
- ARTHUR ROBERT HERNDONCaptain · December 21, 1969
- BARRY PAUL KALETTASergeant · December 21, 1969
- JAMES EARL LOWRYLance Corporal · December 21, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROY JEFFREY BURKESpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 75
- DAVID LEON BARBERSergeant · Panel 15W, Line 76
- JAMES HOWARD DEANSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 77
- THOMAS JOSEPH DOWDStaff Sergeant · Panel 15W, Line 77
- DAVID LEROY EGGLESTONSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 77
- ARTHUR ROBERT HERNDONCaptain · Panel 15W, Line 78
- GARY PHILIP SINCLAIRPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 79
From Henderson
- BOBBY JOE JACOBSPrivate First Class · May 14, 1966
- THOMAS JOHN POOLPrivate First Class · June 30, 1967
- ROY WILLIAM EDWARDSPlatoon Sergeant · January 12, 1968
- ERVIN LEE TUTTLESpecialist Four · March 2, 1970
- JOHNNY GORDON WILLIAMSONSergeant · April 24, 1971
- HENRY ELMER EVANSStaff Sergeant · December 23, 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.