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CHARLES MICHAEL GEORGE
Private · U.S. Army
February 27, 1952 – November 11, 1970
Service recordCharles Michael George, of Lohman, Missouri, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on November 11, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 51
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armament Repairer (45K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- February 27, 1952
- Home of record
- Lohman, Missouri (Cole County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 11, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date November 11, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 51
- MCKINLEY H HARVELL JRCorporal · November 11, 1970
- JOHN EDWARD HOLLISSeaman · November 11, 1970
- CHARLES GEORGE HUGHESStaff Sergeant · November 11, 1970
- DANIEL JOHN JEDNEAKSpecialist Five · November 11, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.