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THOMAS RALPH HAMMAN
Captain · U.S. Air Force
August 9, 1945 – June 15, 1972
Service recordThomas Ralph Hamman, of Hollywood, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 15, 1972, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 43
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- August 9, 1945
- Home of record
- Hollywood, Florida (Broward County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 15, 1972
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 15, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Nam Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 43
- RICHARD JOSEPH MEECHANColonel · June 15, 1972
- JOHN JOSEPH CABRALLieutenant · June 16, 1972
- ESEQUIEL MARTINEZ ENCINASMajor · June 17, 1972
- LEON ANDREW HUNTStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1972
From Hollywood
- CHARLES JACOB BAIRSpecialist Six · January 29, 1966
- STEPHEN RANDALL KITTLEPrivate First Class · July 24, 1966
- SCOTT SIMONS MCCLOSKEYPrivate First Class · May 4, 1967
- HOWARD DUNCAN BENNETTWarrant Officer 1 · February 3, 1968
- WILLIAM THOMAS BUCKLESLance Corporal · February 6, 1968
- DENNETTE A EDWARDS IIISecond Lieutenant · February 26, 1968
- KENNETH CHARLES LOCKWOODSeaman · February 29, 1968
- WILLIS ROZELLE HALLTechnical Sergeant · March 11, 1968
- CHARLES E DAVENPORT IIPrivate First Class · March 24, 1968
- RICHARD WARREN POWELL JRPrivate First Class · April 28, 1968
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.