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MICHAEL ALAN LAMUSGA
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 11, 1950 – June 2, 1971
Service recordMichael Alan Lamusga, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 2, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 64 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 64
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 11, 1950
- Home of record
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 2, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date June 2, 1971; two of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 64
- ROBERT PAUL SANCHEZ JRPrivate First Class · June 1, 1971
- GEORGE HENRY POTTSPrivate First Class · June 2, 1971
- EDGAR DURPHY THOMASStaff Sergeant · June 2, 1971
- MICHAEL JAMES VERSTRAETESergeant · June 2, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DANNY RAYMOND KINGSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 63
From Minneapolis
- WILLIAM EDWARD SWANSONLieutenant · April 11, 1965
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DENNIS LEROY PIERSONPrivate First Class · June 26, 1965
- DON GLENN KNOWLTONWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- ROGER MICHAEL MANNIESergeant · October 28, 1965
- TRENT RICHARD POWERSCaptain · October 31, 1965
- DAVID LEONARD UGLANDSecond Lieutenant · November 8, 1965
- WILLIAM MARTIN SAVORENLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- LAWRENCE FREDRICK RAMAKERSpecialist Four · December 10, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 1965
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.