GILLIAM THOMAS EDWARD

Name: LJG Thomas Edward Gilliam
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 08/22/1967 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 23.9
Date of Birth: 10/08/1943
Home City: Rocky River, OH
Service: regular component of the U.S. Navy.
Unit: HA(L)-3 DET 3
Prior Unit: HC-1 DET 25
Service: U.S. Navy.
The Wall location: 25E-028
Short Summary: Ground fire.
Aircraft: UH-1B
Service number: 688479
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1310 = Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Kien Hoa Province IV Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Burial information: HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, BROOK PARK, OH
This record was last updated on 02/21/1994

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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023