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THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNON
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
February 15, 1939 – May 29, 1965
Service recordThomas Theodore McLarnon, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 29, 1965, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 128
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- February 15, 1939
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 29, 1965
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date May 29, 1965; two of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 128
- ROY LYNWOOD MURPHYLance Corporal · May 29, 1965
- TYRONE BRUCE CARSONSergeant · May 30, 1965
- CHRISTOPHER JO OSULLIVANCaptain · May 30, 1965
- WILLIE DONALD TYRONEStaff Sergeant · May 30, 1965
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- JOHN THOMAS STICHERWarrant Officer 1 · December 6, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 1967
- CHARLES LATTIMORE JRSergeant · April 11, 1967
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.