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THOMAS WAYNE MUIR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
February 14, 1951 – February 7, 1970
Service recordThomas Wayne Muir, of Baltimore, Maryland, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 113 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 113
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Power Generation Equipment Operator/Mechanic (52B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- February 14, 1951
- Home of record
- Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 SIGNAL BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 113
- JAMES ARNE NIEMIPetty Officer Third Class · February 7, 1970
- WILLIAM D SCHIERMEYER JRPrivate First Class · February 7, 1970
- ROBERT CARL SMITHSpecialist Four · February 7, 1970
- JOHN LEWIS TAYLORSergeant · February 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- TERRY STEVEN LOPRINOPrivate · Panel 14W, Line 112
From Baltimore
- EVERETTE LEROY DONALDSONPrivate First Class · June 29, 1964
- WILLIAM EDWARD FOWLERLance Corporal · July 9, 1965
- FRANK ROBERT SAXONLance Corporal · September 14, 1965
- JAMES MCKINLEY LONGPrivate First Class · October 5, 1965
- THOMAS JAMES SCHINDLERSergeant · October 5, 1965
- SAMUEL L HOLMANSergeant · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD DEANE OTTStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JAMES ODELL VAUGHANStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JAMES ANTHONY WATSONSecond Lieutenant · December 4, 1965
- PHILIP JAMES MCCARTHYSergeant · December 5, 1965
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.