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MICHAEL EUGENE DUVAL
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 5, 1950 – May 30, 1970
Service recordMichael Eugene Duval, of Cottonwood, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 30, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 120
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 5, 1950
- Home of record
- Cottonwood, California (Shasta County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 30, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date May 30, 1970; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 120
- TIMOTHY JOHN BROWNCorporal · May 30, 1970
- JOSEPH RUSSLE CLINCHFirst Lieutenant · May 30, 1970
- DOMINICK LAWRENCE CUCCIAFirst Lieutenant · May 30, 1970
- BRIAN JOHN DEVANEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 30, 1970
From Cottonwood
- SHERDIN JAY WATKINSPrivate First Class · February 17, 1966
- KIRK ALVIS MCLAUGHLINPrivate First Class · October 24, 1966
- ROBERT LOWELL GREENSTREETSpecialist Five · May 26, 1971
- ROBERT LEE DENMARKSpecialist Four · December 31, 1971
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.