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THOMAS TAMILIO
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 12, 1947 – February 15, 1967
Service recordThomas Tamilio, of Hartsdale, New York, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 15, 1967, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 37
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- February 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Hartsdale, New York (Westchester County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 37
- ROBERT COLE STEWARTCaptain · February 15, 1967
- CHARLES M WAYTSpecialist Four · February 15, 1967
- LOUIS EDWARD WILLETTPrivate First Class · February 15, 1967
- EDWARD EUGENE FORTENBERRYSpecialist Four · February 16, 1967
From Hartsdale
- ROBERT ANTHONY SCHMIDSpecialist Four · August 16, 1966
- REGINALD J SUTHERLANDCorporal · December 10, 1969
- ROBERT ALEXANDER ABRUZESEPrivate First Class · December 28, 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.