James Calvin Thomason

D CO, 2ND BN, 3RD INFANTRY, 199TH INFANTRY BDE, USARV

Specialist Four
D CO, 2ND BN, 3RD INFANTRY, 199TH INFANTRY BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Niota, Tennessee
November 18, 1947 to February 23, 1968

Sweetwater Valley Memorial Gardens

 SP4, army Co. D, 2^nd BN, 3^rd Inf, 199^th Inf BDE

 A Sweetwater soldier, missing in action in Vietnam for a week, has been declared a casualty in Vietnam.

He suffered metal fragment wounds while on a mission near Saigon.

Husband of Paulette Thomason and son of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Thomason of Niota.  He was born in Nashville and spent much of his early life in Smithville.  He moved to this area with his family some three years ago and worked in Cleveland for a short while prior to being inducted into the armed forces.

He had been in the service 14 months at the time of his death.

 
PERSONAL DATA
 Home of Record: Niota, TN
 Date of birth: 11/18/1947
 
MILITARY DATA
 Service: Army of the United States
 Grade at loss: E4
 Rank: Specialist Four
 ID No: 53755670
 MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
 Length Service: 01
 Unit: D CO, 2ND BN, 3RD INFANTRY, 199TH INFANTRY BDE, USARV
 
CASUALTY DATA
 Start Tour: 05/21/1967
 Incident Date: 02/23/1968
 Casualty Date: 02/23/1968
 Age at Loss: 20
 Location: Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
 Remains: Body recovered
 Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
 Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
 Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds

Researcher and Designer

Joy Locke & Joe Irons