Thomas Alan Porter

Corporal
F TROOP, 17TH CAV RGT, 196 INF BDE
Army of the United States
21 November 1948 - 20 February 1970
Waverly, Iowa
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196 INF BDE

17TH CAV RGT 		Armor

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Thomas Alan Porter

13 Feb 2001

A worthwhile friendship does not end
When "bye for now" turns to forever.
Though forever gone a friend,
Memory keeps us all together."

Still miss you, Tom.

Jackie Eveland
jackie@rimrock.ab.ca

A Note from The Virtual Wall

F Troop, 17th Cavalry, the 196th Infantry Brigade's ground recon unit, lost eight men on 20 Feb 1970:
  • SFC Gordon F. Zimmerman, Sioux City, IA
  • SSG Leon A. Miller, Louisville, KY
  • SP4 Dexter D. Harbour, Ulysses, KS
  • SP4 Reggie W. Hinson, Logansport, IN
  • SP4 Charles M. Medley, Springfield, KY
  • CPL Thomas A. Porter, Waverly, IA
  • PFC Dennis E. Joy, Imperial, CA
  • PFC Robert L. Wilson, Chicago, IL




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