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THOMAS RALPH MURPHY
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
April 26, 1942 – November 6, 1966
Service recordThomas Ralph Murphy, of Canton, Ohio, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 6, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 34 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 34
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- April 26, 1942
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 6, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date November 6, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 34
- WILLIAM ATTLEE HENDONMajor · November 6, 1966
- THOMAS JOHN KLEMPSpecialist Four · November 6, 1966
- NORMAN LEWIS LINGLEYPrivate First Class · November 6, 1966
- ROGER THOMAS MACNUTTCorporal · November 6, 1966
Same unit, same day
- BILLY MAX CRAWFORDMaster Sergeant · Panel 12E, Line 32
- PAUL CHARLES HAMBY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 33
- EDWARD PETER STEFANIKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 33
- THOMAS JOHN KLEMPSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 34
- LAWRENCE EUGENE FOWLERPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 35
- CHARLES EDMUND PETERSPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 35
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 1966
- FRANK RICHARD SILLSPrivate First Class · February 23, 1967
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.