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THOMAS MICHAEL WALKER
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 3, 1949 – May 2, 1968
Service recordThomas Michael Walker, of Richmond, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 54E, Line 20 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 54E · Line 20
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 3, 1949
- Home of record
- Richmond, California (Contra Costa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
113 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1968; 73 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 54E, Line 20
- GEOFFREY RAYMOND TAYLORCorporal · May 2, 1968
- ISMAEL JOSE VALDEZ JRPrivate First Class · May 2, 1968
- DEAN VASQUEZPrivate First Class · May 2, 1968
- JULIUS LEMUEL WALKER JRCorporal · May 2, 1968
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS JOHNSON BRADFORDCorporal · Panel 54E, Line 2
- EARNEST WAYNE BROWNPrivate First Class · Panel 54E, Line 2
- GEORGE LARRY CRUSEPrivate First Class · Panel 54E, Line 4
- EUGENE FRANKLINPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 54E, Line 7
- RICHARD MULROY GALLERYCorporal · Panel 54E, Line 7
- EDWARD F GUTHRIEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 54E, Line 9
- JOHNNY MILLERSpecialist Four · Panel 54E, Line 12
- WILLIAM JOSEPH MORSESergeant · Panel 54E, Line 12
- ROBERT ALLEN ROMOPrivate First Class · Panel 54E, Line 16
- LARRY CHARLES SCHWEBKESpecialist Four · Panel 54E, Line 17
- PIERRE LEROY SULLIVANSpecialist Four · Panel 54E, Line 18
From Richmond
- WILLIAM ROBERT MOORELance Corporal · December 16, 1965
- EDWARD N LEONARDPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOSE YBANEZSpecialist Five · May 17, 1966
- MICHAEL RAY BROTZMANSpecialist Four · January 13, 1967
- VINCENT ALBERT RAMIREZPetty Officer Third Class · April 13, 1967
- JOHN HENRY BUTCHER JRSergeant Major · April 16, 1967
- JAMES MICHAEL AKSTINCorporal · May 12, 1967
- DAVID ALAN ROBINCorporal · June 19, 1967
- MICHAEL SIDNEY MITCHELLPrivate First Class · July 10, 1967
- WILLIAM RAYMOND HUNTFirst Sergeant · November 27, 1967
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.