United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

Thomas G Derrickson II

Lieutenant Colonel

1936 – 1967

Vietnam Wall · Panel 27E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gardner Derrickson II served in the U.S. Air Force. Thomas served with the 557 TFS 12 CSG. Thomas served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Thomas was 31 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

557TH TAC FTR SQDN, 12TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)

LTCOL

LOS ALTOS, CA

1979

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 27E · Line 97 cut as THOMAS G DERRICKSON II

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Thomas G Derrickson II

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1979

557th Tactical Fighter Squadron

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