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THOMAS ROY LUSHER
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 31, 1928 – May 22, 1971
Service recordThomas Roy Lusher, of Leadville, Colorado, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 22, 1971, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 42. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 50
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Photographic Laboratory Specialist (84G)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 31, 1928
- Home of record
- Leadville, Colorado (Lake County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1971
- Age
- 42
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Stroke
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1971; he was the only one lost in Phu Yen Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 50
- GARY AUSTIN DORESpecialist Four · May 22, 1971
- EDWARD WALTER METCALFMaster Sergeant · May 22, 1971
- JAMES WILLIAM PETERSONCaptain · May 22, 1971
- RICHARD DALE PLUMMPrivate First Class · May 22, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RALPH EDWARD POSEYSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 51
From Leadville
- EDGAR LEE MCWETHY JRSpecialist Five · June 21, 1967
- JEROLD LLOYD KASTRINOSSergeant · December 6, 1967
- ALBERT CAYRL MCBRIDETechnical Sergeant · September 1, 1969
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.