Thomas Michael Whitfield

Corporal
B CO, 1ST BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
03 May 1948 - 25 November 1968
Quincy, Illinois
Panel 38W Line 062

1 CAV DIV

7TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Thomas Michael Whitfield

15 Feb 2001

Mike,

We grew up as friends and did many things togother, we went to Nam, you as a soldier and me as a Marine, still learning things together. I wish I could have been with you on your final day. I know all of your family is gone but you are still remembered.

Tom Mahoney
bulldog_500@hotmail.com

04 Jul 2006

Michael,

I saw you off that morning in Quincy... Donuts and coffee, it all seemed so normal. We chatted about what you were going to do when you got home... Well, you came home but not to finish those dreams... But I thought of you today, the 4th of July... I got to live some of my dreams because you sacrificed yours for our freedom. I hope you are still playing rock and roll. I'll see you again, some day.

From a high school friend,
Greg Meyer
hgmeyer@wideopenwest.com

03 Jun 2007

Mike, I cherish our time together and will always miss you. Your death was and is a great loss.

From a good friend,
Patricia Thomas Taul
pattaul@comcast.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Nine men from the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry were killed on 25 Nov 1968 in an engagement some 22 kilometers north-northeast of Tay Ninh City. They were
  • A Company:
  • B Company:
    • SGT Francisco Alvarez, Rio Grande City, TX
    • SGT James E. King, Alexandria, VA
    • SP4 Melvin E. Bevier, Willard, OH
    • CPL Florentino Martinez, Edinburg, TX
    • CPL Thomas M. Whitfield, Quincy, IL
    • SP4 George L. Young, Gainesville, GA

  • D Company:
    • 1LT John F. Fitzgibbons, Wakefield, MA
    • SP4 Larry G. Hetzler, Westlake, LA




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 15 Feb 2001
Last updated 08/10/2009