Thomas, Nathaniel
Army Specialist 4

Nathaniel Thomas, age 21, from Elmira, New York, Chemung county.

Parents: Herbert Thomas

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Elmira Free Academy

Date of death: Saturday, January 24, 1970
Death details: Thomas was aboard a helicopter above South Vietnam when a fragment of a land mine hit the aircraft causing it to crash.

Source: National Archives, Star Gazette (1970)