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MICHAEL EDWARD KOSCHKE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 7, 1946 – March 20, 1971
Service recordMichael Edward Koschke, of Darrouzett, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 20, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 61
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- October 7, 1946
- Home of record
- Darrouzett, Texas (Lipscomb County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 20, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date March 20, 1971; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 61
- RONALD DEAN KARAUSergeant · March 20, 1971
- THOMAS EDWARD KINGSLEYCorporal · March 20, 1971
- ROBERT PHILLIPS MARTIN JRCorporal · March 20, 1971
- VINCENT CARMEN MAURO JRCorporal · March 20, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DENNIS THOMAS DARLINGPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 60
- JAMES DANIEL SCHOOLEYSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 62
From Darrouzett
- RICKEY LAYNE JERGENSONPrivate First Class · June 1, 1970
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.