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THOMAS MICHAEL SCHALK SR
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 2, 1943 – June 22, 1970
Service recordThomas Michael Schalk SR, of Cincinnati, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 22, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 80 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 80
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- August 2, 1943
- Home of record
- Cincinnati, Ohio (Hamilton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 22, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date June 22, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 80
- JIMMIE LADON CHAMBLEEStaff Sergeant · June 22, 1970
- WILLIAM JAMES MCTAGGARTSergeant · June 22, 1970
- WILLIAM WALLACE MORROWStaff Sergeant · June 22, 1970
- GARY LAVERNE PEATSpecialist Four · June 22, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM MARTIN DUNNINGSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 78
- RUSSELL LOWELL WILLIAMSSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 81
- DANIEL KEITH WILSONSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 81
From Cincinnati
- ROBERT DAVID BENNETTCaptain · November 5, 1962
- TOM WARDSergeant First Class · August 20, 1964
- KENNETH EDWARD HUMELieutenant Commander · March 29, 1965
- JAMES MELVEN PENNYPrivate First Class · July 15, 1965
- GENE RAYMOND GOLLAHONLieutenant · August 13, 1965
- LEONARD FREDERICK VOGT JRCommander · September 18, 1965
- CLARENCE HENRY GRAYStaff Sergeant · October 5, 1965
- EDWARD KEMPPrivate First Class · October 23, 1965
- CHARLES R DAVIS JRSpecialist Five · November 1, 1965
- TOMMY ALLEN DOAKPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
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.