THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

COL Thomas J. Patton was an Inspector General (IG) serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Company (HHC), 34th General Services Group. The role of the IG is like that of an internal watchdog, keeping an eye on day-to-day operations and making sure everyone follows the rules. The IG routinely investigates allegations of misconduct by Army officials, and looks into complaints of waste, fraud, or abuse that violate Army rules and regulations. Patton was deployed to Vietnam in August 1970, serving as IG with Support Command at Cam Ranh Bay in Khanh Hoa Province, RVN. On May 10, 1971, he suffered a cardiac arrest and died while asleep in a trailer house where he lived at Cam Ranh Bay. Patton was forty-six years old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Lawton Colonel Dies In Vietnam.” Lawton Constitution (Lawton, OK), May 12, 1971, courtesy of Amber Follett, Genealogy Librarian, Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Lawton, OK]

Colonel Thomas James Patton was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action. He served as an Inspector General and was assigned to HHC, 34TH GS GROUP.
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Dear Col. Thomas Patton, Thank you for your service an Inspector General. I researched you on your 96th birthday, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Easter and Passover. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Colonel Thomas James Patton, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 34th General Support Group, United States Army Vietnam.