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THOMAS MICHAEL MCDONALD
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 12, 1948 – May 5, 1970
Service recordThomas Michael McDonald, of Brewster, Ohio, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 5, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 104 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 104
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 12, 1948
- Home of record
- Brewster, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 5, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
48 names on the Wall carry the date May 5, 1970; four of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 104
- TSCHANN SCOTT MASHBURNCaptain · May 5, 1970
- GREEN EDWARD MILLER JRStaff Sergeant · May 5, 1970
- RODNEY KENNETH MILLSStaff Sergeant · May 5, 1970
- CHRIS ANTHONY MITCHELL JRPrivate First Class · May 5, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES GARVIN DOUGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 11W, Line 101
- CRAIG JAMES FOXChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 11W, Line 101
- DAVID CRAIG GUNDERSONSpecialist Five · Panel 11W, Line 101
- RICHARD SHELDON MODENSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 103
- ROBERT IRA RABBFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11W, Line 105
- JAMES DELVIN SMITHSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 106
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.