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THOMAS WILLIAM STASKO
Captain · U.S. Army
December 1, 1935 – February 18, 1966
Service recordThomas William Stasko, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 50
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- December 1, 1935
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date February 18, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 50
- WALTER ALEXANDER TERLECKISergeant · February 18, 1966
- ELZIE J COLLINS JRSergeant · February 19, 1966
- HURSHEL FRASUREPrivate First Class · February 19, 1966
- PAUL ARTHUR GILBERTPrivate First Class · February 19, 1966
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS KENNETH EMMONSLance Corporal · March 5, 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.