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MICHAEL ALLAN GRAHAM
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 12, 1950 – October 7, 1970
Service recordMichael Allan Graham, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on October 7, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 117
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 12, 1950
- Home of record
- Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date October 7, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 7W, Line 117
- RICHARD RAY YOUNGSergeant · October 6, 1970
- DAVID EUGENE HENDRYLance Corporal · October 7, 1970
- JON CHRISTOPHER JACOBSONFirst Lieutenant · October 7, 1970
- STEVEN CHARLES JOHNSONSergeant · October 7, 1970
From Kings Mountain
- CHRISTOPHER EUGENE BROOKSPrivate First Class · July 3, 1966
- DUDLEY CARROLL HUGHES JRSeaman · December 23, 1967
- GREGORY WAYNE THOMASCorporal · May 21, 1968
- ROBERT LARRY DELLINGERSergeant · October 27, 1968
- CHARLIE MELVIN ELLISONPetty Officer Second Class · February 27, 1969
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.