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THOMAS RODGERS STANSBURY
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
November 2, 1946 – September 30, 1971
Service recordThomas Rodgers Stansbury, of Houston, Texas, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 30, 1971, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 32
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 2, 1946
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 30, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date September 30, 1971; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In September 1971, 127 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 20 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 32
- HALTON RAMSEY VINCENTCaptain · September 30, 1971
- JEFFERY LYNN WRIGHTSpecialist Four · September 30, 1971
- ROBERT EDWARD ELDREDStaff Sergeant · October 1, 1971
- ROBERT HOWARD MAGGSPrivate First Class · October 1, 1971
Same unit, same day
- CHRIS ROGER BEHMSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 30
- FREDERICK CONRAD HEBERTWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2W, Line 31
- RONALD GLENN RICKSSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 31
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.