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MICHAEL DALE KALB
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 1, 1947 – March 16, 1968
Service recordMichael Dale Kalb, of Campbell, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 16, 1968, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 45E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 45E · Line 2
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Motor Vehicle Operator (3531)
- Born
- June 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Campbell, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 16, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
51 names on the Wall carry the date March 16, 1968; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In March 1968, 1,767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Ngãi Province while the Tet Offensive was under way. Beginning on the night of 30–31 January 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked more than 100 cities and towns across South Vietnam, including the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. February 1968 was the deadliest month of the war for Americans.
Also on Panel 45E, Line 2
- ROBERT WARREN HARDESTYSpecialist Four · March 16, 1968
- DAVID ARTHUR JOHNSONSergeant · March 16, 1968
- HENRY L JOHNSONCorporal · March 16, 1968
- YOUNG DAVID OGLETREESergeant · March 16, 1968
From Campbell
- JAMES ALVIN ELLISTechnical Sergeant · May 10, 1963
- DAVID WAYNE NORTHUPPetty Officer Third Class · February 1, 1967
- HAROLD BRUCE BARTONPrivate First Class · August 18, 1967
- DENNY ALBERT BATTYSpecialist Four · December 12, 1967
- CARL EDWARD ABNERLance Corporal · December 27, 1967
- GARY LEE TALLEYLance Corporal · March 5, 1968
- JAMES WAYNE STARKEYSergeant · May 21, 1968
- GARY RAY RALPHPrivate First Class · August 16, 1968
- GERALD MICHAEL DUARTEPrivate First Class · September 6, 1968
- MERLE ELDON ROBERTSONLance Corporal · September 10, 1968
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.