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THOMAS MICHAEL THOMPSON
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 3, 1946 – July 2, 1967
Service recordThomas Michael Thompson, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 2, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 117
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Multichannel Equipment Operator (2532)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HS CO 1 BN 9 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- April 3, 1946
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
127 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1967; 93 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “HS CO 1 BN 9 MAR 3 MARDIV”, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 117
- WILLIAM HAYWARD TOOMBSLance Corporal · July 2, 1967
- EARNEST LEE TURNAGELance Corporal · July 2, 1967
- ROBERT VARGOCorporal · July 2, 1967
- STEVEN RAY WAGSTAFFLance Corporal · July 2, 1967
Same unit, same day
- PHILIP HOWELL CONVERSEHospitalman · Panel 22E, Line 99
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · Panel 22E, Line 102
- EDWARD ROBERT LOZANOHospitalman · Panel 22E, Line 108
- CHRISTOPHER J MAGUIRE IIIPetty Officer Second Class · Panel 22E, Line 108
- STEPHEN ALBERT MENSHEKHospitalman · Panel 22E, Line 109
- JONATHAN ANSEL SAWYERHospitalman · Panel 22E, Line 114
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.