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THOMAS MICHAEL STRUCHEN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 1, 1947 – March 23, 1969
Service recordThomas Michael Struchen, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on March 23, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 28W, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28W · Line 22
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 3/5 CAV 9 INF DIV
- Born
- October 1, 1947
- Home of record
- New Philadelphia, Ohio (Tuscarawas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 23, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
33 names on the Wall carry the date March 23, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “3/5 CAV 9 INF DIV”, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28W, Line 22
- ROBERT ALLEN OSBORNESpecialist Four · March 23, 1969
- ALLEY OAKLEY STEPHENSSpecialist Four · March 23, 1969
- ROBERT FRANKLIN WHITTENPrivate First Class · March 23, 1969
- JAMES WESLEY WIDDIS JRLieutenant Colonel · March 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- HOWARD KIM FITZGERALDSpecialist Four · Panel 28W, Line 18
From New Philadelphia
- THOMAS ALAN JOHNSONPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
- MARTIN DOUGLAS KLANNSpecialist Five · January 10, 1968
- ARTHUR TIMOTHY FRILEYCorporal · February 16, 1968
- TOM MICHAEL THOMASCorporal · August 28, 1968
- JOHN CLARK HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 20, 1971
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.