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THOMAS SCOTT HAMILTON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 24, 1947 – February 15, 1969
Service recordThomas Scott Hamilton, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 15, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 38
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 24, 1947
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1969; two of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 38
- ALVIN JOCK HOPrivate First Class · February 15, 1969
- RICHARD RAYMOND HURLIHESpecialist Four · February 15, 1969
- FRANCIS KENNETH KULBATSKICorporal · February 15, 1969
- RONALD ANTHONY MONISHSpecialist Four · February 15, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ERSKINE LOGAN CRUMPPrivate · Panel 32W, Line 37
- JAMES THOMAS FIELDSSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 37
- FRANKLIN BRADLEY GILBERTSergeant · Panel 32W, Line 37
- FRANCIS KENNETH KULBATSKICorporal · Panel 32W, Line 38
- DENNIS COLE NORTHSergeant · Panel 32W, Line 39
- WILLIAM STEVEN RIGGSCorporal · Panel 32W, Line 40
- HAROLD RAY TYSONSergeant · Panel 32W, Line 40
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 1966
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.