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THOMAS MICHAEL CURTIS
Private · U.S. Army
March 26, 1950 – November 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Michael Curtis, of West Allis, Wisconsin, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on November 2, 1969, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 17 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 17
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- March 26, 1950
- Home of record
- West Allis, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 2, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date November 2, 1969; ten of them were lost in Quang Duc Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 15 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 17
- MICHAEL DENNIS CAMERLENGOSpecialist Four · November 2, 1969
- LEWIS BERNARD GILLPrivate First Class · November 2, 1969
- GEORGE ALLEN GILLESPIECorporal · November 2, 1969
- RICHARD RAYMOND MANEMANNCorporal · November 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL DENNIS CAMERLENGOSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 17
- LEWIS BERNARD GILLPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 17
- GARY EUGENE GRUBBSSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 18
- WESLEY HOMER HARRIS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 18
- HULUS EDGAR KEY JRSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 19
- DAVID MICHAEL LIVINGSTONEPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 19
- NICKOLAUS CHARLES ZOZULASpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 21
- MICHAEL ROBERT NORTONSergeant First Class · Panel 16W, Line 23
From West Allis
- ROBERT GRESKOWIAKCaptain · May 15, 1965
- DUNCAN FREDERICK KRUEGERPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM TAMM ARNOLDLieutenant Commander · November 18, 1966
- THOMAS LAWRENCE MEIDAMSpecialist Four · August 4, 1967
- DELFERD BENJAMIN DUNIFERSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
- RICHARD BURBACHFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM JAMES HONDELSecond Lieutenant · March 13, 1968
- STANLEY FRANK URBASSpecialist Four · January 26, 1969
- WILLIAM DONALD BAKKENPrivate First Class · February 12, 1969
- JOHN ALLEN BUSCHKESergeant · February 23, 1969
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.