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THOMAS WAYNE MYERS
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 13, 1946 – May 7, 1968
Service recordThomas Wayne Myers, of Jamaica, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1968, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 56E, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 56E · Line 28
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- December 13, 1946
- Home of record
- Jamaica, New York (Queens County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
73 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1968; four of them were lost in Long An Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 115 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 56E, Line 28
- RICK HAROLD FOSBURGStaff Sergeant · May 7, 1968
- DALTON HUBERT MCWATERSCorporal · May 7, 1968
- DANIEL LEON NAVARROPrivate First Class · May 7, 1968
- ANTHONY JOHN NEMETHPrivate First Class · May 7, 1968
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD MICHAEL CAMPBELLSergeant · Panel 56E, Line 20
- PHILIP LEE CULVERSergeant · Panel 56E, Line 21
- THOMAS GORESergeant First Class · Panel 56E, Line 24
- HARRY GLENN KOYLSergeant · Panel 56E, Line 26
- WARREN MICHAEL KIRSCHSpecialist Four · Panel 56E, Line 27
- DALTON HUBERT MCWATERSCorporal · Panel 56E, Line 28
From Jamaica
- THOMAS JAMESSergeant · November 17, 1965
- REUBEN BUTCHERSergeant · May 14, 1966
- JOHN GREEN JRCorporal · May 24, 1966
- LESTER JONESPrivate First Class · July 20, 1966
- KENNETH PARTLOWAirman Second Class · August 27, 1966
- BRUCE MARTIN SMITHPrivate First Class · August 29, 1966
- VINCENT TORRESPrivate First Class · January 4, 1967
- ISRAEL ALICEAStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1967
- MOSES GREENSpecialist Four · March 3, 1967
- BARRY FRANCIS PRICELance Corporal · March 26, 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.