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GENE MICHAEL BURKELL
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 14, 1949 – April 26, 1968
Service recordGene Michael Burkell, of Pontiac, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 26, 1968, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 52E, Line 14 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 52E · Line 14
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 14, 1949
- Home of record
- Pontiac, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 26, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
69 names on the Wall carry the date April 26, 1968; 28 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 52E, Line 14
- BERYL STANLEY BLAYLOCKStaff Sergeant · April 26, 1968
- PAUL DEWAYNE BOYETTPrivate First Class · April 26, 1968
- DAVID ALLEN BROWNSpecialist Four · April 26, 1968
- ROBERT LEE BROWNChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 26, 1968
From Pontiac
- WILLIAM EUGENE JACKSONSergeant First Class · February 5, 1964
- THOMAS DANIEL WHITLOCKLieutenant Colonel · November 1, 1964
- HONORIO RAMIREZ JRSergeant · June 23, 1966
- VICTOR RONALD HOYTSergeant · December 27, 1966
- MICHAEL LEE ELMYPrivate First Class · May 9, 1967
- GEORGE RAY FAYFIE EDWARDSSpecialist Five · May 17, 1967
- FREDERICK HUGO LIMINGAPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- ANDREAS MCCURRYSpecialist Four · July 4, 1967
- BERNIE LEE TATESpecialist Four · July 12, 1967
- BOBBY DALE STEVENSONPetty Officer First Class · October 8, 1967
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.