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THOMAS RALPH BIERLINE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 14, 1948 – November 19, 1970
Service recordThomas Ralph Bierline, of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 19, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 70
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 14, 1948
- Home of record
- Zelienople, Pennsylvania (Butler County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 19, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date November 19, 1970; he was the only one lost in Pleiku Province that day. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 70
- FERNANDO VILLASANACorporal · November 18, 1970
- ROBERT HENERSON WILSON JRCorporal · November 18, 1970
- WILLIAM ROBERT ASQUITHPrivate · November 19, 1970
- JOHN ROBERT GRISARDChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 19, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN ROBERT GRISARDChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 6W, Line 70
- WILLIAM JOSEPH PERRYMANSpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 71
- STANLEY DEAN STRUBLEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 6W, Line 72
From Zelienople
- STEVEN WILLIAM ZIEGLERStaff Sergeant · January 31, 1968
- RICHARD HARRY WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · July 10, 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.