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THOMAS MILTON GOULDIN
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 5, 1949 – November 18, 1969
Service recordThomas Milton Gouldin, of Woodford, Virginia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on November 18, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 92
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 5, 1949
- Home of record
- Woodford, Virginia (Caroline County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 18, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date November 18, 1969; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 12 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 92
- ROGER DALE ALEXANDERSpecialist Four · November 18, 1969
- JOHNNY LEE BURRISSSergeant · November 18, 1969
- DAVID LEE DOYLEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1969
- OSCAR LEE GRIFFINLance Corporal · November 18, 1969
From Woodford
- WALTER LEE SMITHPrivate First Class · August 29, 1966
- CLARENCE MELVIN GATEWOODSpecialist Four · December 3, 1969
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.