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THOMAS MURRAY WILLIAMS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 27, 1928 – July 18, 1966
Service recordThomas Murray Williams served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 18, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 35
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 27, 1928
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 18, 1966
- Age
- 38
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Heart Related
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date July 18, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 13 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 35
- JOHN CHARLES THOMASLance Corporal · July 18, 1966
- HEARNE W BEAVERPrivate First Class · July 19, 1966
- JAMES BESCHENCorporal · July 19, 1966
- CHARLES RAY MALBROUGHLance Corporal · July 19, 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.