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THOMAS RAY WEISS
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
May 26, 1949 – October 20, 1970
Service recordThomas Ray Weiss, of Glenbeulah, Wisconsin, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 20, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 14
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Avionics Mechanic (35K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- May 26, 1949
- Home of record
- Glenbeulah, Wisconsin (Sheboygan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 20, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date October 20, 1970; seven of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 14
- GARY ROBERT WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · October 20, 1970
- LINWOOD CHARLES CARTER JRFirst Lieutenant · October 21, 1970
- JAMES WHEELER DICKEYSergeant · October 21, 1970
- RONALD ALLEN FELKAMPPrivate First Class · October 21, 1970
Same unit, same day
- HAROLD CORNELL GAYSpecialist Four · Panel 6W, Line 11
- TERENCE ARNOLD HANDLEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 6W, Line 12
- RICHARD WILLIAM MARSHALLSpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 12
- KENNETH MARTIN SCHLIEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 6W, Line 13
- GARY LEE SCHROEDERPrivate First Class · Panel 6W, Line 13
- JOSEPH JOHN STOJINSKI JRSpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 13
From Glenbeulah
- PAUL JOSEPH GUELIGPrivate First Class · April 24, 1970
- LE ROY EDMUND THELENSergeant · July 9, 1970
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.