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THOMAS MARTIN KENNEDY
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
April 1, 1940 – March 19, 1971
Service recordThomas Martin Kennedy, of Knoxville, Tennessee, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 59
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
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- April 1, 1940
- Home of record
- Knoxville, Tennessee (Knox County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1971
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date March 19, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 59
- GENE RANDOLF KENNEDYSpecialist Four · March 19, 1971
- CAESAR MURRAYAirman First Class · March 19, 1971
- THORNTON LEWIS WOOLRIDGEPrivate First Class · March 19, 1971
- JACK LAMAR BARKERMajor · March 20, 1971
From Knoxville
- GARY D SMITHPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WAYNE THOMAS LONGPrivate · December 27, 1965
- RAYMOND LEE HILLSergeant · January 30, 1966
- TOMMY EDWARD HILLPetty Officer Second Class · February 14, 1966
- HUGH ALLEN LOVEPrivate First Class · February 17, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT MCLEMOREPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- DONALD RICHARD LUMLEYSecond Lieutenant · March 4, 1966
- JESSE J COFFEYSergeant · April 1, 1966
- CHARLES WILLIAM WOOLIVERLance Corporal · May 4, 1966
- JOHN HENRY MORGANPrivate First Class · May 26, 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.