Maj. Thomas Whitlock (posthumiously a LT COL)

FUNERAL; Vietnamese Gen Pham Van Dong (center) Commander of the Siagon area, pins the Nationa Order of Vietnam and the Cross of Gallentry on the coffin of Maj Thomas D Whitlock during the burial service in Siagon, South Viet Nam. Maj Whitlock was killed in the guerrilla attack on the Bien Hoa Airbase last Sun.(Text beneath the FUNERAL Photo above)

Maj. Thomas Whitlock was the Infantry Unit Commander (Ranger Qual) with 20 Years in the Service. 48th ARVN INFANTRY, ADV Team 88, HQ, MACV ADVISORS. *

Maj. Thomas D Whitlock** (posthumosly a LT COL & awarded the National Order of Vietnam and the Cross of Gallentry) In the early hours of November 1st 1964, the Bien Hoa Air Base, situated 12 miles North of Saigon, came under fierce rocket and mortar fire from the Viet Cong. A squadron of B-57 bombers was immobilized, with 5 destroyed, and a further 15 damaged. Four U.S. servicemen and two Vietnamese were killed, and a further 76 were wounded in the attack.**

(Above Article from the LEBANON, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1964 )

** **U.S. department of Veterans' Affairs

WHITLOCK, THOMAS D; MAJOR USA (LT COL Posthumous Promotion )
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/22/1924 - DATE OF DEATH: 11/01/1964
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Thomas Daniel Whitlock; Birth: Mar. 22, 1924- Death: Nov. 1, 1964
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army; LTC Whitlock, a native of Pontiac, Michigan, was killed in action in Vietnam 1 November, 1964.

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Thomas Daniel Whitlock Lieutenant Colonel
48TH ARVN INFANTRY, ADV TEAM 88, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
Army of the United States; Hometown, Pontiac, Michigan
March 22, 1924 to November 01, 1964 Lieutenant Colonel
PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Pontiac, MI Date of birth: 03/22/1924 MILITARY DATA Service: Army of the United States Grade at loss: Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated ID No: O65195 MOS: 81542: Casualty Date: 11/01/1964 Age at Loss: 40 Location: Province not reported, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright. Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar. VIRTUAL WALL ® www.VirtualWall.org

FUNERAL; Vietnamese Gen Pham Van Dong, Commander of the Siagon area, pins the Nationa Order of Vietnam and the Cross of Gallentry on the coffin of Maj Thomas D Whitlock during the burial service in Siagon, South Viet Nam. Maj Whitlock was killed in the guerrilla attack on the Bien Hoa Airbase last Sun.

Maj. Thomas Whitlock was the Infantry Unit Commander (Ranger Qual) with 20 Years in the Service. The Maj. was a graduate of the DLI (Vietnamese LANGUAGE) West Coast Branch, Defense Language Institute, San Francisco, Ca. http://img.military.com/misc/installations/BaseContent.jsp?id=460 _

Defense Language Institute_ (DLI) 15 June, 1962 Graduate, Page 12; http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/CSI/docs/Gorman/02Army195072/eCGSC/0162CGSCGraduation.pdf_

He was the C.O. 48th ARVN INFANTRY, ADV Team 88, HQ, MACV ADVISORS. Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army; LTC Whitlock, a native of Pontiac, Michigan, was killed in action in Vietnam 1 November, 1964. PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Pontiac, MI. Date of birth: 03/22/1924 MILITARY DATA Service: Army of the United States Grade at loss: Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated ID No: O65195 MOS: 81542: Casualty Date: 11/01/1964 Age at Loss: 40, Bien Hoa Base, South Vietnam, Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright. Ground Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar.