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MICHAEL DEAN RIDDLE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 17, 1949 – May 25, 1971
Service recordMichael Dean Riddle, of Johnson City, Tennessee, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 25, 1971, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 55
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Johnson City, Tennessee (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 25, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date May 25, 1971; he was the only one lost in Thừa Thiên Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 55
- MELVIN ROBINSONSpecialist Four · May 25, 1971
- LEROY JAMES WESTRAWarrant Officer 1 · May 25, 1971
- ROBERT LOWELL GREENSTREETSpecialist Five · May 26, 1971
- STEVEN WAYNE HENDRICKSSpecialist Four · May 26, 1971
From Johnson City
- ALVIN KLASON BROYLES JRCaptain · April 28, 1965
- EUGENE DELANO FRANKLINCaptain · June 24, 1965
- DANNY MAX ERWINSpecialist Four · January 13, 1966
- HAROLD WENDELL WILSONLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- BILLY JOE NAVEMajor · June 27, 1966
- HOMER LEFTERAGE PEASEMajor · November 19, 1966
- GARY ALLEN CURTISSpecialist Four · February 16, 1967
- HARRY RAY STEWARTFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1967
- GORDON ODELL WALSHCaptain · April 16, 1967
- DORSEY BURWIN WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · April 30, 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.