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THOMAS THERON FLETCHER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
December 10, 1947 – October 25, 1969
Service recordThomas Theron Fletcher, of Decatur, Illinois, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 25, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 116
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- December 10, 1947
- Home of record
- Decatur, Illinois (Macon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 25, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date October 25, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 116
- BENJAMIN F BENNETT JRPrivate First Class · October 25, 1969
- RONALD HENRY BOZIKISStaff Sergeant · October 25, 1969
- LEE FULTON CLICKNERFirst Lieutenant · October 25, 1969
- MARTIN JOSEPH CRIBBSSergeant · October 25, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT JOHN OLLIKAINENSergeant · Panel 17W, Line 117
From Decatur
- ROGER HUGH MULLINSLieutenant Commander · February 17, 1960
- HERBERT J DEXTERMajor · September 18, 1965
- JAMES DARRELL WHITE JRPrivate First Class · January 29, 1966
- WILLIAM PATRICK FORANLance Corporal · March 1, 1966
- RONALD THOMAS SHELTONCaptain · April 10, 1966
- BRYAN B STOCKWELLPrivate First Class · September 20, 1966
- JOHN RUSSELL SMITHLance Corporal · October 5, 1966
- CARL GENE SMITHSpecialist Four · February 13, 1967
- STEPHEN RAY BANGERTLance Corporal · March 2, 1967
- JAMES THOMAS BRADSHAWPrivate First Class · March 18, 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.