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THOMAS RICHARD MUREN
Fireman Apprentice · U.S. Navy
March 18, 1952 – April 3, 1972
Service recordThomas Richard Muren, of Lakewood, California, served as a Fireman Apprentice in the U.S. Navy. He died on April 3, 1972, in North Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 129 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 129
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. Navy
- Rank
- Fireman Apprentice (FA)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Fireman (FN)
- Unit (as recorded)
- USS JOHN R CRAIG DD 885
- Born
- March 18, 1952
- Home of record
- Lakewood, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 3, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date April 3, 1972. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in North Vietnam 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.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 2W, Line 129
- DOUGLAS LEE ONEILLChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 3, 1972
- EDWARD WAYNE WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · April 3, 1972
- LARRY ALFRED ZICHChief Warrant Officer 3 · April 3, 1972
- HENRY MERSHON SPENGLER IIICaptain · April 5, 1972
From Lakewood
- JOHN BLOCKER MECKELLance Corporal · February 9, 1966
- LEONARD JAMES CHISLOCKPrivate First Class · February 20, 1966
- MARSHALL R SMITHStaff Sergeant · February 23, 1966
- PAUL JAMES HARRISONSpecialist Four · May 21, 1966
- JOHN HOWARD MOONEY JRCorporal · January 7, 1967
- DONALD ROBERT SORENSENLance Corporal · May 6, 1967
- CHARLES MIKE CASTILLOLance Corporal · September 21, 1967
- CRAIG D PINCHOTSecond Lieutenant · October 10, 1967
- ROGER ROBERT MARSHALLCorporal · November 19, 1967
- LEE BENJAMIN ZOELLERPrivate First Class · December 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.