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MICHAEL DOUGLAS GILMORE
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 3, 1947 – April 4, 1969
Service recordMichael Douglas Gilmore, of Wilmington, North Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 4, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 10
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
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- SVC BTRY 1 BN 13 ARTY 23 ARTY GRP
- Born
- December 3, 1947
- Home of record
- Wilmington, North Carolina (New Hanover County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 4, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date April 4, 1969; four of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 27W, Line 10
- IVEY JACKSON HAYESCorporal · April 4, 1969
- EDWARD ARTHUR HOPKINSSergeant · April 4, 1969
- KENNETH BRADLEY JAMESWarrant Officer 1 · April 4, 1969
- J CLIFFORD JENKINSSergeant · April 4, 1969
From Wilmington
- MCARTHUR JOHNSONSergeant · July 7, 1965
- DONALD RAY PATRICKSpecialist Four · November 14, 1965
- JOSEPH JAMESPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- WILBUR RONALD BROWNMajor · February 3, 1966
- AARON BURR JONES JRPrivate · January 13, 1967
- HILDRA MCCOY JRStaff Sergeant · May 21, 1967
- GEORGE D MOTTESergeant First Class · August 20, 1967
- FREDERICK MOLEE LOWE JRPrivate First Class · October 21, 1967
- WILLIAM OTHELLO MCKOYPrivate First Class · November 13, 1967
- RICHARD ARNOLD RUSSPrivate First Class · December 4, 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.