HONORED ON PANEL 10E, LINE 121 OF THE WALL
THOMAS HOLT PILKINGTON
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THOMAS H PILKINGTON
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10E/121
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ASSOCIATED ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL
REMEMBRANCES
LEFT FOR THOMAS HOLT PILKINGTON
POSTED ON 5.1.2025
POSTED BY: David
A familial reminder
As my father is placed in his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, I am reminded of the bracelet I still have with LCDR Pilkington’s name inscribed on it…
My father retired as a Captain in the Navy and had 3 tours in Vietnam. The first in 1965 as part of the Naval Advisory Group that helped train the S. Vietnamese Navy how to better supply it’s troops in the MeKong Delta.
The bracelet lays in a box with my father’s medals, earned in service for his country.
My father retired as a Captain in the Navy and had 3 tours in Vietnam. The first in 1965 as part of the Naval Advisory Group that helped train the S. Vietnamese Navy how to better supply it’s troops in the MeKong Delta.
The bracelet lays in a box with my father’s medals, earned in service for his country.
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POSTED ON 4.29.2025
POSTED BY: Carol Strickley
To Somehow Thank You For Your Ultimate Sacrifice
I proudly started wearing the bracelet with your name in late 1969. I even wore it during my wedding in 1971, refusing to take it off. Sometime in 1972 the bracelet literally cracked in half and fell to the floor off my wrist. I let out quite a gasp. 53 years after that I think of you now and then. My family and I visited the Wall in DC specifically to find your name, which gave me such a lump in my throat. I pray that someday you are found and returned to the United States and your family. I hope that somehow you know people still think of you. Two of my brothers also served in Viet Nam, a Marine in all of 1967 and a fighter pilot from June ‘68-‘69. They made it home thankfully but the Marine died years later from the effects of agent orange. The pilot was shot down only two months into his tour but survived and finished another 10 months. I think of you and your family when I think of their experiences.
I’ll keep checking to see if your status changes. I’m holding out hope.
I’ll keep checking to see if your status changes. I’m holding out hope.
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POSTED ON 12.1.2024
POSTED BY: Verna Minier
Thank you for your sacrifice and service
I had your POW bracelet as a young teen. I misplaced it but have never forgotten you. I’ve check from time to time to see if your status changed. I still grieve for your family. I just ordered another bracelet. I’ll keep hoping that one day you will be returned home.
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POSTED ON 9.28.2024
POSTED BY: Bernice Murphy
Schoolmate
I knew him in the class of 1955. He was a very nice young man. Well liked by all of us. I keep him in my prayers and had a memorial brick installed in the the memorial in Roselle Illinois.. Bernice Murphy post 1084 Roselle Illinois.
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POSTED ON 5.31.2024
POSTED BY: Tom Gaeding
Thank You for Giving All
The moving wall is near my home this weekend in Hartland, WI. I will be visiting it to remember Tom. Tom’s mother Mildred was my 5th grade teacher at St. Martha School in Morton Grove, IL. I remember how hard she worked to bring home Tom’s remains while she was alive. She was a special woman with strength that was inspirational. Thank you for your service Tom and rest in peace with your mom.
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