Cpl
Thomas
Folden
Born in Belle Glade, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Jerome Folden
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 19
in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2019
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Biography
Thomas was born in 1949.
Cpl Thomas Folden was killed in action during the Vietnam War.
Cpl Thomas Folden served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): CAP 2-1-2, CACO 2-1, 2ND CAG, COMBINED ACTION, III MAF
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): CAP 2-1-2, CACO 2-1, 2ND CAG, COMBINED ACTION, III MAF
Service ended:
He died in Vietnam in 1969. [1]
Military Service
ON THE WALL: Panel W28 Line 10 This page Copyright© 1997-2018 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Belle Glade, FL Date of birth: 07/06/1949 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Grade at loss: E4 Rank: Corporal Promotion Note: None ID No: 2360297 MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN Length Service: 01 Unit: CAP 2-1-2, CACO 2-1, 2ND CAG, COMBINED ACTION, III MAF CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 10/20/1967 Incident Date: 03/22/1969 Casualty Date: 03/22/1969 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 19 Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Other explosive device URL: https:/www.VirtualWall.org/df/FoldenTx01a.htm Data accessed: 2/26/2019 [2]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16649865/thomas-folden: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Cpl Thomas Folden (6 Jul 1949–22 Mar 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16649865, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).
- ↑ THE VIRTUAL WALL ® www.VirtualWall.org
"Cpl Thomas Folden." The Virtual Wall. Www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd, 29 2018. Web. 11 Feb 2019. <https://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SummersillEP01a.htm>.
"United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-6F2 : 12 December 2014), Thomas Folden, 22 Mar 1969; citing , , South Vietnam, panel 28W, line 010, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-DY6 : 12 December 2014), Thomas Harold Foley, 02 Dec 1971; citing , Kien Giang, South Vietnam, panel 02W, line 082, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
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