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THOMAS TRAMMEL STAPLES II
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
June 7, 1946 – February 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Trammel Staples II, of College Park, Georgia, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 2, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 45
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 7, 1946
- Home of record
- College Park, Georgia (Clayton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 2, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date February 2, 1969; 18 of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 45
- JERRY REED DAVISSpecialist Four · February 2, 1969
- DANIEL ARK TRESSLER JRSergeant · February 2, 1969
- JAMES BROADUS WHITEStaff Sergeant · February 2, 1969
- RAY MILTON WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · February 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LARRY EUGENE BOYERCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 36
- WILLIAM HERMAN DENNEY JRCaptain · Panel 33W, Line 37
- CLIFFORD MCCARTH GARDELLPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 39
- THOMAS ROY GROVERSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 40
- LINCOLN HARDYPrivate · Panel 33W, Line 40
- DAVID FRANKLIN HEISERCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 40
- CHARLES EDWARD INLOWPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 41
- GEORGE EMMETT JACKSONSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 41
From College Park
- JOHNNY F LONGWarrant Officer 1 · July 19, 1966
- MELVIN LIPSCOMBSpecialist Four · March 14, 1967
- JERRY GORDON WALLERLance Corporal · May 26, 1967
- ROCKE DARRELL RAMSEYLance Corporal · August 22, 1967
- ROBERT JERRY PADGETTCorporal · October 7, 1967
- JOHNNY RAY BRYSONSpecialist Four · January 7, 1968
- MARVIN LACY MAYOCorporal · March 26, 1968
- KENNETH DOUGLAS SMITHSpecialist Four · June 14, 1968
- PHILIP WARREN WEAVERCorporal · August 26, 1968
- JOSEPH ADRIAN BISHOPMajor · September 19, 1968
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.