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THOMAS MILTON VANZANDT
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
December 1, 1939 – December 26, 1967
Service recordThomas Milton Vanzandt, of Austin, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 26, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 32E, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32E · Line 66
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 1, 1939
- Home of record
- Austin, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 26, 1967
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date December 26, 1967; ten of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 96 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32E, Line 66
- BERNARD FRANCIS POBLOCKCorporal · December 26, 1967
- ROBERT ARCHIBALD SIKONPrivate First Class · December 26, 1967
- ROBERT EDWIN WOODSWarrant Officer 1 · December 26, 1967
- CARL EDWARD ABNERLance Corporal · December 27, 1967
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL EDWARD BERDYCaptain · Panel 32E, Line 61
- WILLIAM H CAMPBELL IIISpecialist Four · Panel 32E, Line 62
- ALLEN D FORDStaff Sergeant · Panel 32E, Line 63
- BARRY STUART KYLESpecialist Four · Panel 32E, Line 64
- JAMES LEE RUSS JRCorporal · Panel 32E, Line 65
- STEPHEN MICHAEL VUGASergeant · Panel 32E, Line 65
- BERNARD FRANCIS POBLOCKCorporal · Panel 32E, Line 66
From Austin
- RONNY LOUIS WOODMANSEEFirst Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- NATHANAEL LEEPrivate First Class · June 29, 1965
- VICTOR FLORES JRLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- JOHN PAUL ROLANDLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- JOE MORENOPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- ALLEN ROBERT SPINKSSpecialist Four · January 4, 1966
- ERIC SACKETTPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- KENNETH DEE GILMOREFirst Lieutenant · January 31, 1966
- DANIEL TIENDACorporal · March 21, 1966
- THOMAS HOWARD CARUTHERSPrivate · April 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.