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MICHAEL EDWARD DAVIS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 23, 1943 – October 21, 1965
Service recordMichael Edward Davis, of Lindenhurst, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 21, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 128
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Heavy Anti-Armor Weapons Infantryman (11H)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- March 23, 1943
- Home of record
- Lindenhurst, New York (Suffolk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 21, 1965
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date October 21, 1965. In October 1965, 236 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 128
- FRANKLIN DOUGLAS RACINESpecialist Five · October 20, 1965
- NEAL OLIN RICHEYStaff Sergeant · October 20, 1965
- WILLIAM KATHMAN BARRETTFirst Lieutenant · October 21, 1965
- JOSEF S HUWYLERWarrant Officer 1 · October 21, 1965
From Lindenhurst
- ROBERT ANDREW DORNERPrivate First Class · March 24, 1966
- RAYMOND WIDMANNLance Corporal · July 4, 1966
- JOSEPH JOHN DILANDROSergeant · March 21, 1967
- WAYNE JOHN MARQUARDTCorporal · September 2, 1967
- ALEXANDER CHISHOLMSergeant · September 10, 1967
- ROBERT JAMEISON REGINALDCorporal · October 28, 1967
- EDMUND ANTHONY OCONNORPrivate First Class · February 12, 1968
- DONALD ANTHONY TESTACorporal · May 7, 1968
- DAVID ARNOLD JOHNSONPrivate First Class · October 5, 1968
- THOMAS POLDINOSpecialist Four · March 11, 1969
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.