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THOMAS MARVIN HILL JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 9, 1948 – February 10, 1970
Service recordThomas Marvin Hill JR, of Tarrant, Alabama, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 10, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 121 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 121
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 9, 1948
- Home of record
- Tarrant, Alabama (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 10, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 10, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 121
- ALVIN LEONARD HALVERSONStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1970
- RALPH ARTHUR HOWARDStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1970
- EDWARD JOSEPH KULIKOWSKICorporal · February 10, 1970
- EDWARD DEAN LOCKETTPrivate · February 10, 1970
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD DEAN LOCKETTPrivate · Panel 14W, Line 121
From Tarrant
- RAYMOND EDWARD BOBESergeant First Class · March 16, 1969
- GARY SMITHCorporal · February 14, 1970
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.