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VICTOR HUGO THOMPSON III
First Lieutenant · U.S. Air Force
November 20, 1942 – March 15, 1967
Service recordVictor Hugo Thompson III, of Houston, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on March 15, 1967, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 87
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. Air Force
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1STLT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- November 20, 1942
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1967; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 87
- CLINTON ARNOLD SMITHSergeant · March 15, 1967
- DEAN SMITH JRLieutenant (junior grade) · March 15, 1967
- JOHN HERBERT SNITCHLance Corporal · March 15, 1967
- VINCENT MILO TOMALKAStaff Sergeant · March 15, 1967
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.