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Elmer Wayne Thomas
Corporal
B CO, 1ST BN, 46TH INFANTRY, 198TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV Army of the United States Odessa, Texas January 08, 1945 to May 25, 1968 ELMER W THOMAS is on the Wall at Panel W67, Line 5 |
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Wayne was from Odessa, Texas, an oilfield city in West Texas near the New Mexico State Line. He was drafted into the Army, but served with distinction. He is remembered by his community and on the
Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial
located at Midland International Airport, Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice never be forgotten.
21 Dec 2005 Wayne is buried in Odessa, Texas at the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Wayne attended Odessa High School, last attending in the spring of 1962. He worked in the oilfields before being drafted.
He and four other soldiers were at a listening post in a night defensive position (NDP) when Wayne was shot by a sniper. His parents had reported that in Wayne's letters, he had talked of the Paris Peace Talks.
From a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown bmbrown@grandecom.net
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