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THOMAS WILLIAM MITCHELL
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 30, 1947 – December 2, 1967
Service recordThomas William Mitchell, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 2, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 31E, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31E · Line 25
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 30, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 2, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date December 2, 1967; two of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 96 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31E, Line 25
- JOHN HAROLD MANNSpecialist Four · December 2, 1967
- RODNEY DEAN MARTINEZLance Corporal · December 2, 1967
- RUSSELL MOLDENHAUERWarrant Officer 1 · December 2, 1967
- FLOYD WAYNE STRANGEChief Warrant Officer 3 · December 2, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD ALTON HOLLOWAYSpecialist Four · Panel 31E, Line 24
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.