THOMAS PORTER (21), l949 - 1970. Died, Feb. 20, l970, in Viet Nam. Thomas was a Corporal and member of F Troop, l7th Cavalry, of the l96th Infantry Brigade’s ground reconnaissance unit. Thomas was one of eight men lost in action. Thomas is buried at the Reinbeck, Iowa cemetery. He graduated from WSR in l967.
Birth Date:21 Nov 1948
Death Date:20 Feb 1970
Age:21
Home City:Waverly
Home State:Iowa
SSN/Service #:484622535
Death Date:20 Feb 1970
Casualty Country:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date:24 Nov 1969
Service Branch:Department of the Army
Component:Selective Service
Rank:Corporal
Military Grade:Corporal
Pay Grade:Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Company:F Trp
Regiment:17th Cav
Province:Military Region 1 - Quang Tin
Decoration:Not Available
CN:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation:11E15
Data Source:Coffelt Database
William "Bill" Neal (1967)
THOMAS PORTER (21), l949 - 1970. Died, Feb. 20, l970, in Viet Nam. Thomas was a Corporal and member of F Troop, l7th Cavalry, of the l96th Infantry Brigade’s ground reconnaissance unit. Thomas was one of eight men lost in action. Thomas is buried at the Reinbeck, Iowa cemetery. He graduated from WSR in l967.
Birth Date:21 Nov 1948
Death Date:20 Feb 1970
Age:21
Home City:Waverly
Home State:Iowa
SSN/Service #:484622535
Death Date:20 Feb 1970
Casualty Country:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date:24 Nov 1969
Service Branch:Department of the Army
Component:Selective Service
Rank:Corporal
Military Grade:Corporal
Pay Grade:Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Company:F Trp
Regiment:17th Cav
Province:Military Region 1 - Quang Tin
Decoration:Not Available
CN:Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation:11E15
Data Source:Coffelt Database