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THOMAS W MATTHEWS JR
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
August 11, 1940 – May 13, 1970
Service recordThomas W Matthews JR, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 13, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 35
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 11, 1940
- Home of record
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (Hamilton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 13, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date May 13, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 35
- ALLEN ARTHUR MUNSONSpecialist Four · May 13, 1970
- DAVID ROBERTSON NASHStaff Sergeant · May 13, 1970
- WALTER MARK NOVAKSergeant · May 13, 1970
- WILLIAM JAMES OLSONStaff Sergeant · May 13, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN BENJAMIN ABBATEMARCOSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 30
- WILLIAM MORRIS COZADCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 31
- RAYMOND JAMES DISANTICorporal · Panel 10W, Line 32
- RANDY GENE KITTLESONPrivate First Class · Panel 10W, Line 34
- WALTER MARK NOVAKSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 35
From Chattanooga
- JIMMY RICHARD GRIFFINSergeant · March 22, 1963
- GEORGE WILLIS MARTINSergeant First Class · October 11, 1964
- ARTHUR EUGENE NORMANAirman Second Class · January 16, 1965
- GLENN HOWELL KELLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- JAMES T GRAYSergeant · April 24, 1965
- VIRGIL KIRKLAND JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- KENNETH LEON STANCILChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 28, 1965
- ELIJAH GOAR TOLLETT JRMajor · January 12, 1966
- RAPHNELL J MERONEYSergeant · January 29, 1966
- BILLY BROWN DAYPrivate · February 22, 1966
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.