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THOMAS ROBERT BLISS
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 4, 1947 – May 27, 1969
Service recordThomas Robert Bliss, of York, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 27, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 115
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Telegraph Operator (2533)
- Born
- October 4, 1947
- Home of record
- York, Pennsylvania (York County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 27, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
41 names on the Wall carry the date May 27, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 115
- ROBERT HENRY CARTER JRLieutenant Colonel · May 27, 1969
- ALBERT J CARTLEDGE IIICorporal · May 27, 1969
- ALPHONZO LINWOODEL CHAVISFirst Lieutenant · May 27, 1969
- JAMES WOODFORD CLARKFirst Lieutenant · May 27, 1969
From York
- EDGAR WILKEN WEITKAMP JRWarrant Officer 1 · March 23, 1961
- HARRY CHARLES SMITHLance Corporal · December 8, 1965
- RODNEY EUGENE ALTHOFFSpecialist Four · November 4, 1966
- THOMAS EUGENE SAUBLECaptain · March 13, 1967
- WALTER LEROY ALBRIGHTSecond Lieutenant · March 24, 1967
- JOHN STANLEY ALMONEYCorporal · May 3, 1967
- DUAINE KARL FISHERSpecialist Four · May 18, 1967
- WENDELL LEWIS DAYSergeant · August 17, 1967
- LESTER MILTON NESSCorporal · January 27, 1968
- GARY LEE CRONEStaff Sergeant · January 29, 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.