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THOMAS PERCY OLSON
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 29, 1949 – March 27, 1971
Service recordThomas Percy Olson, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 27, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 83
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 29, 1949
- Home of record
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 27, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date March 27, 1971; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 83
- ARTHUR LEE GALLOWAY JRFirst Lieutenant · March 27, 1971
- WILLIE JOHNSON JRSpecialist Four · March 27, 1971
- PAUL ELLIOTT SERVENSpecialist Four · March 27, 1971
- GLEN HOWARD YELLCorporal · March 27, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT TIMOTHY BRADLEYCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 82
- ROBERT CONN CHAUDOINFirst Lieutenant · Panel 4W, Line 82
- WILLIE JOHNSON JRSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 83
- PAUL ELLIOTT SERVENSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 83
- GLEN HOWARD YELLCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 83
From Minneapolis
- WILLIAM EDWARD SWANSONLieutenant · April 11, 1965
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DENNIS LEROY PIERSONPrivate First Class · June 26, 1965
- DON GLENN KNOWLTONWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- ROGER MICHAEL MANNIESergeant · October 28, 1965
- TRENT RICHARD POWERSCaptain · October 31, 1965
- DAVID LEONARD UGLANDSecond Lieutenant · November 8, 1965
- WILLIAM MARTIN SAVORENLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- LAWRENCE FREDRICK RAMAKERSpecialist Four · December 10, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 1965
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.