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THOMAS STEVEN GARRETT
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 18, 1947 – August 23, 1968
Service recordThomas Steven Garrett, of Houston, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 23, 1968, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 47W, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 47W · Line 43
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 18, 1947
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 23, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
111 names on the Wall carry the date August 23, 1968; 13 of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 30 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 47W, Line 43
- JOHNNIE GOODENSergeant · August 23, 1968
- NORMAN WILLIAM GRANT JRCorporal · August 23, 1968
- WILLIAM RICHARD GRANTSergeant · August 23, 1968
- DANNY LEE GRIMSHAWPetty Officer Second Class · August 23, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DAVID TERRENCE JUDDSergeant · Panel 47W, Line 37
- HENRY HILL JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 47W, Line 45
- CHARLIE EDWARD KEMPSergeant First Class · Panel 47W, Line 46
- RAYMOND LOUIS LAGROU JRPrivate First Class · Panel 47W, Line 47
- ROBERT GAIL MILLERPrivate First Class · Panel 47W, Line 48
- JERALD THOMAS MCKENZIESergeant First Class · Panel 47W, Line 50
- RICHARD LEE ROWLAND JRCorporal · Panel 47W, Line 53
- LARRY MICHAEL SMITHPrivate First Class · Panel 47W, Line 55
- JOHN PAUL SUPERCZYNSKI JRCorporal · Panel 47W, Line 55
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.