Thomas E. Birdsall

5/22/1945-11/12/1966, Age 21

Mr. Birdsall was from Royal Oak, MI.  He was drafted into the Marine Corps.  He was killed by artillery rocket or mortar.  His friend and high school classmate described him as a lovable guy with a silly giggle.  He was tall, dark and handsome and the girls fell all over him.  Mr. Birdsall's friend remembers riding motorcycles with him in 1965 and burying him the next year.