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MICHAEL CLINT HOPE
Captain · U.S. Army
October 10, 1940 – June 7, 1970
Service recordMichael Clint Hope, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 7, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 24
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 10, 1940
- Home of record
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 7, 1970
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date June 7, 1970; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 33 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 24
- ROBERT CHARLES MURRAYStaff Sergeant · June 7, 1970
- MARVIN EUGENE NEELEYCorporal · June 7, 1970
- BRUCE ROBERT NEESONSergeant · June 7, 1970
- CRISTOBAL RIVERA-CRUZSpecialist Four · June 7, 1970
From Oklahoma City
- LAVESTER LEE WILLIAMSCaptain · March 23, 1963
- GORDON RICHARD BROWNCaptain · October 24, 1963
- CHARLES KENNETH SIDESLance Corporal · March 26, 1965
- FRANK PETER WATSONCaptain · June 18, 1965
- LARRY DREW HARVEYCorporal · October 3, 1965
- GARY HOWARD JONESPrivate First Class · October 14, 1965
- GEORGE RAY THOMPSONSergeant · December 12, 1965
- JEFF GOUDEAU JRPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- GARY RAY ARTMANSpecialist Four · February 18, 1966
- JERRY D LEWISSpecialist Four · March 16, 1966
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.