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Staff Sergeant MURREL D THOMAS is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at Panel 1E, Line 123

Medals: Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service & Vietnam Campaign Medals

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Murrel D Thomas
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1928
Death Date: 22 May 1965
Age: 37
Home City: Glasgow
Home State: Kentucky
SSN/Service #: 15228048
Death Date: 22 May 1965
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 12 Dec 1964
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Military Grade: Staff Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Sixth Class (U.S. Army) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Technical Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 1; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy
Company: A5-314
Province: 99
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: Infantry Operations and Intelligence Specialist (ARMY)
Data Source: Coffelt Database

U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Murrel D Thomas
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1928
Death Date: 22 May 1965
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Glasgow
Home State: Kentucky
Religion: Church of Christ
Marital Status: Married (Spouse Listed) (Married)
SSN/Service #: 15228048
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 22 May 1965
Processed Date: May 1965
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Staff Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Sixth Class (U.S. Army) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Technical Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 1; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy
Province: 99
Length of Service : 12
Service Occupation: Infantry Operations and Intelligence Specialist (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File

U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981
Name: Murrel D Thomas
Birth Date: 1928
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home State: Kansas
Casualty Country: Vietnam, Republic of
Casualty Category: Battle Dead
Casualty Status: Hostile Dead: Killed Out-right (previous)
Casualty Date: 22 May 1965
Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: None Of The Above; Other Weapons (including Cutting Instruments, Piercing Instruments, Blunt Instruments, Etc.)
Report Date: 22 May 1965
Division: Special Forces
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Staff Sergeant

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Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Murril D Thomas
Date of Birth: 15 Mar 1928
County: Monroe
Mother's Name: Annie Gray
Volume Number: 049
Certificate Number: 24133
Volume Year: 1928

Home in 1930: Turner, Monroe, Kentucky
Alford T Thomas 35
Annie E Thomas 27
Eva Thomas 8
Murel D Thomas 2
Fred Turner 25

Home in 1940: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky
Alfred S Thomas 45
Annie Thomas 37
Eva Thomas 18
Muriel Thomas 12

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Husband of Kathryn Price Bagby.

Father-in-law:
Dolph R. Bagby

Mother-in-law:
Bertha Bell Bagby

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