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THOMAS OLIVER AHLBERG
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 3, 1951 – May 4, 1970
Service recordThomas Oliver Ahlberg, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 4, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 94 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 94
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- A CO 101 AVN BN 101 ABN DIV
- Born
- February 3, 1951
- Home of record
- Idaho Falls, Idaho (Bonneville County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 4, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date May 4, 1970; eight of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 94
- JAMES GERALD ANDERSONSergeant · May 4, 1970
- DEAN LOUIS BONNEAUWarrant Officer 1 · May 4, 1970
- RONALD CHISOLMPrivate · May 4, 1970
- JAMES EDWARD RIMMERCorporal · May 4, 1970
From Idaho Falls
- LARRY C THORNTONChief Master Sergeant · December 24, 1965
- DOUGLAS JOHN WADEPrivate First Class · February 19, 1966
- LARRY DALE DEFILIPPISLance Corporal · November 12, 1966
- ARLO FRANK BROWNSpecialist Four · January 14, 1967
- MICHAEL LLOYD PRIESTPrivate First Class · April 8, 1967
- BOBBY GENE PETERSONSpecialist Four · July 27, 1967
- CLAYTON ARTHUR MARTINSpecialist Four · October 16, 1967
- ARTURO RECIO RIOSSpecialist Four · April 19, 1968
- DAN ROSS MOORELance Corporal · October 17, 1968
- JOHN ALEX BOYLECorporal · January 26, 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.