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THOMAS MICHAEL HIRES
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
January 4, 1950 – December 24, 1969
Service recordThomas Michael Hires, of San Diego, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 24, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 90
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- January 4, 1950
- Home of record
- San Diego, California (San Diego County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 24, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date December 24, 1969; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 15 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 90
- THOMAS VENCENT HAASLance Corporal · December 24, 1969
- GLENNON HAYWOODCorporal · December 24, 1969
- ELKER GURTH KATZSergeant · December 24, 1969
- TERRENCE MICHAEL KUZAKLance Corporal · December 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM JOHN DAHLSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 89
From San Diego
- STANLEY E TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1963
- CLARENCE CLEMENT TESSMANCaptain · August 10, 1963
- WILLIAM CLIFTON HOOVERPetty Officer Second Class · June 10, 1965
- VIRGIL WAYNE BARTONLance Corporal · August 21, 1965
- CHARLES JOSEPH SCHARFColonel · October 1, 1965
- KENNETH JOE HAMMONDSpecialist Four · November 22, 1965
- RICHARD EUGENE GEORGEPrivate First Class · November 23, 1965
- GERALD CLYDE LYMANPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- JOHN JOSEPH SOLLEYLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- DONALD D DAUGHERTYStaff Sergeant · April 13, 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.