Rank: Platoon Sergeant
Unit: M Company, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 4-Apr-1933
Hometown: Wakefield, Michigan
Marital status: Married to Hazel Davidson, one son, one daughter
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: Unknown
Start of tour: 2-Mar-1968
Incident date: 23-Apr-1968
Date of casualty: 23-Apr-1968
Age at death: 35
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of other causes. Other Accident. Accidental homicide.
Thomas James Davidson died from gunshot wound received while in base camp standing in front of tank when machine gun on tank accidentally discharged.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Fort Knox Post Cemetery, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
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