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THOMAS MASSIE BOYD III
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 29, 1946 – May 13, 1968
Service recordThomas Massie Boyd III, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 13, 1968, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 59E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 59E · Line 16
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Electronic Systems Technician A-4/Ta-4/Oa-4 (6332)
- Born
- October 29, 1946
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 13, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
101 names on the Wall carry the date May 13, 1968. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 59E, Line 16
- PHILIP MILTON WOOTENPrivate First Class · May 12, 1968
- DONALD HENRY ZILLGITTPetty Officer Second Class · May 12, 1968
- JOHN AUSTIN ANDERSONSpecialist Four · May 13, 1968
- ALLEN ROY BARNESSpecialist Four · May 13, 1968
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.