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THOMAS RICHARD POUNDSTONE
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
September 16, 1944 – September 16, 1969
Service recordThomas Richard Poundstone, of Clarion, Iowa, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 16, 1969, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 94 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 94
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Cargo Helicopter Pilot (100C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 16, 1944
- Home of record
- Clarion, Iowa (Wright County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 16, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date September 16, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 94
- ROBERT F DALEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 16, 1969
- JAMES MILTON FLOYDSpecialist Four · September 16, 1969
- JOHN FLETCHER GOODLETTFirst Lieutenant · September 16, 1969
- MICHAEL EDWARD HAIDERPrivate First Class · September 16, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ALLEN CAINSpecialist Five · Panel 18W, Line 92
- ROBERT F DALEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 94
- JAMES MILTON FLOYDSpecialist Four · Panel 18W, Line 94
- JOHN FLETCHER GOODLETTFirst Lieutenant · Panel 18W, Line 94
- LARRY GRAYDON MOOTHARTSergeant · Panel 18W, Line 96
- ARTHUR CRAIG FAIRCLOTHChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 97
From Clarion
- LOREN FRANCIS STUDERPetty Officer Second Class · May 31, 1968
- JACK RAE SMITHSergeant · March 31, 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.