VIETNAM - THOMAS, BERNARD MONROE

Thomas, Bernard Monroe

VIETNAM - THOMAS, BERNARD MONROE
THOMAS, BERNARD MONROE

Rank: Specialist 4

Unit: L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge

Unit awards: Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device

Enlisted by: Regular

Date of birth: 21-Aug-1947

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Marital status: Never Married

Campaign: Vietnam Conflict

Start of tour: 23-Aug-1966

Incident date: 7-Apr-1967

Date of casualty: 7-Apr-1967

Age at death: 19

Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
Bernard Monroe Thomas was on listening post when hit by hostile small arms fire.

Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam

Place of interment: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial panel and row: 17E 119 (view Vietnam Veterans Memorial link in a new window)