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THOMAS WILLIAM HERBST
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 17, 1947 – July 10, 1969
Service recordThomas William Herbst, of Northridge, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 10, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 93
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 17, 1947
- Home of record
- Northridge, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 10, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date July 10, 1969; three of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 64 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 93
- JOHN R FRYEFirst Lieutenant · July 10, 1969
- DAVID NELSON HARROWLance Corporal · July 10, 1969
- LON MICHAEL HOLUPKOSpecialist Four · July 10, 1969
- WILLIAM ALTON HYMANSergeant · July 10, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LON MICHAEL HOLUPKOSpecialist Four · Panel 21W, Line 93
- RICHARD HARRY WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · Panel 21W, Line 96
From Northridge
- RONALD OREN PATTERSONSpecialist Four · June 30, 1966
- JOSEPH LEWIS JACOBSSergeant · February 21, 1967
- PHILIP ANTHONY FERROSpecialist Four · July 11, 1967
- VAN ALLEN IRWINSergeant First Class · July 25, 1968
- GARY RICHARD MCFALLSergeant · September 13, 1968
- WILLIAM MICHAEL COPLEYStaff Sergeant · November 16, 1968
- VICTOR WALKER BULLARD JRPrivate First Class · January 21, 1969
- PETER LAUST JAKOBSENPrivate First Class · May 8, 1969
- THOMAS ELLIOTT COPPPetty Officer Third Class · February 13, 1970
- JAMES LEE CAMPBELLSergeant · July 14, 1970
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.