The Wall › Panel 32W › Massachusetts › Thomas Michael Casey JR
THOMAS MICHAEL CASEY JR
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 6, 1946 – February 16, 1969
Service recordThomas Michael Casey JR, of Milton, Massachusetts, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 16, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 42
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- July 6, 1946
- Home of record
- Milton, Massachusetts (Norfolk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 16, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date February 16, 1969; six of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 42
- STEPHEN BLANNLance Corporal · February 16, 1969
- THOMAS JEROME CASEY JRWarrant Officer 1 · February 16, 1969
- MICHAEL RAY COONPrivate First Class · February 16, 1969
- ROBERT DUNBARPrivate First Class · February 16, 1969
From Milton
- JOHN THOMAS CAROTASergeant · September 6, 1967
- JOSEPH DANIEL MCNEILCorporal · May 31, 1968
- WILLIAM THOMAS CLONEY IIISergeant · September 7, 1968
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.