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THOMAS WILLIAM DAMM
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
March 14, 1948 – July 7, 1970
Service recordThomas William Damm, of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 7, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 126
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- March 14, 1948
- Home of record
- Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (Fond Du Lac County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1970; six of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 114 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 126
- GEORGE WILLIAM CASEYMajor General · July 7, 1970
- WILLIAM LEE CHRISTENSONSergeant · July 7, 1970
- KENNETH WILLIAM COOPERSergeant Major · July 7, 1970
- RONALD FRANCIS FULLERSergeant · July 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS DAVID GILLASPYFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 127
- MICHAEL JOSEPH GRIMMCorporal · Panel 9W, Line 127
- LEWIS HOWARD JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 9W, Line 128
- GERALD LEE RISINGERSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 129
- CHARLES ELBERT BEALSSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 103
From Fond Du Lac
- CARL WAYNE GRIMESPrivate First Class · May 5, 1964
- GERALD CARL CAPELLECaptain · April 1, 1965
- CLYDE DUANE DAWSONMajor · March 23, 1966
- CHARLES HERMAN HILLCorporal · June 22, 1966
- RODNEY HOWARD RICKLISeaman · February 15, 1967
- ROY ANTHONY SCHAEFER JRPrivate First Class · March 5, 1967
- PHILIP JOHN KIMPELPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- BLAKE HENRY HALFMANLance Corporal · February 17, 1968
- FREDERICK RAYMOND CASPERFirst Lieutenant · May 9, 1968
- GERALD STANLEY STOZEKSpecialist Four · September 28, 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.