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THOMPSON, WAYLAND KENT
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Casualty
Record
Name:
THOMPSON, WAYLAND KENT
Rank / Branch:
PFC E-3 U.S. ARMY
Unit:
18th ENGINEER BRIGADE
Date of Birth:
1949-02-24
Country
of Loss:
SOUTH VIETNAM
Loss
Coordinates:
QUANG NGAI
Status:
HOSTILE, EXPLOSIVE D
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:
GROUND
Awards & Decorations:
SEE BIO
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Veteran
Hagiography
WAYLAND KENT THOMPSON, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, U.S. ARMY, MONAHANS, WARD COUNTY, TEXAS AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 1 Campaign Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal BIOGRAPHY
Kent Thompson was born Feb. 24, 1949, in Hobbs, NM. He attended school in Monahans from first grade through graduation from high school. He was active in Boy Scouts, played football and was a Golden Gloves boxer. The oldest of four boys and three girls, he enlisted and volunteered to serve in Vietnam after dropping out of Monahans High School. He was 17 when he enlisted.
Thompson was assigned to the 137th Engineer Combat Co. He was killed Oct. 16, 1967. His mother, Dorothy Thompson of Monahans, recalls that Kent always enjoyed helping others. She said he always admired Woody Guthrie's music and his favorite was ‘ This Land is Your Land', which concludes with the lyric "as the fog was lifting, a voice was sounding, this land was made for you and me."
Monahans City Cemtery, Monahans, Texas VIRTUAL WALL
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