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THOMAS NEIL STRICKLAND
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 9, 1950 – May 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Neil Strickland, of Hillman, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 103 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 103
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- April 9, 1950
- Home of record
- Hillman, Michigan (Montmorency County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26W, Line 103
- CHARLES HOWARD SHELTONLance Corporal · May 2, 1969
- JOHN FRANCIS STEWARTCorporal · May 2, 1969
- LARRY DAVID STOLLARLance Corporal · May 2, 1969
- JAMES HOWELL SUMNERFirst Sergeant · May 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- FRANKLIN G ATKINSON JRSpecialist Four · Panel 26W, Line 96
- LUIS PHILIP CRUZPrivate First Class · Panel 26W, Line 98
From Hillman
- JAMES ADOLPH CRAFTCorporal · March 1, 1969
- DARRYL GRANT FRANCISCOPrivate First Class · June 13, 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.