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MICHAEL CRAIG ROCKEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 10, 1948 – June 7, 1970
Service recordMichael Craig Rockey, of Muskegon, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 7, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 25
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- July 10, 1948
- Home of record
- Muskegon, Michigan (Muskegon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 7, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date June 7, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 12 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 25
- VICTOR ARNALDO TAFOYACorporal · June 7, 1970
- FRANCIS PEDRO VALDEZSpecialist Five · June 7, 1970
- LEONARD CHARLES WARNICKPetty Officer Third Class · June 7, 1970
- KURT MICHAEL WILBRECHTFirst Lieutenant · June 7, 1970
From Muskegon
- LOUIS KENNETH KANAARCaptain · January 9, 1966
- RICHARD NORMAN GEREAUCaptain · March 5, 1966
- DONALD LEWIS KINGColonel · May 14, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN TAZELAARPrivate First Class · June 28, 1966
- DANIEL LEE EARLENBAUGHSpecialist Four · August 26, 1966
- ROBERT GAYLE DAVISONSergeant · December 17, 1966
- JAMES HARVEY HOPSONPrivate First Class · March 21, 1967
- ANTONIO RAMON PONCEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1967
- GERALD RAY HENDRICKSONCorporal · November 26, 1967
- DAVID ORVILLE KAMPCorporal · December 27, 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.