Binion, Thomas, SGT

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Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
11B10-Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)

Primary Unit
1963-1966, 11B10, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Service Years
1962 - 1966

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Personal Details

Home State

Alabama

Year of Birth
1942

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Casualty Info

Home Town Reform, AL	Last Address Reform, AL

Casualty Date Mar 29, 1966
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Pickensville Cemetery - Pickensville, Alabama	Wall/Plot Coordinates 06E 059

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Military Association Memberships


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Verified] - Assoc. Page

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Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)


	1963-1966, 11B10, B Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry
	1963-1966, 11B10, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1966-1966 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
Not Specified

Comments/Citation
Dear SGT Binion: The night before you were killed Rick Clark told me he could not go on if you or I were killed. And you saved my life by distracting the sniper who had me pinned down, and in so doing, gave your own life. I have been unable to find your family but if they see this hope they will contact me. I recall how proud you were of your wife and the new chair and hassock. Sorry they were never yours to enjoy further. Thank you, my dear friend, for your sacrifice, which was, as Gatsby noted, only personal. Warm regards, John Swensson Posted by: John Swensson
Email: swenssonjohn@fhda.edu
Relationship: He gave his life for mine
Tuesday, December 26, 2006