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MICHAEL FINLAY FIELD
Major · U.S. Army
August 7, 1937 – October 16, 1967
Service recordMichael Finlay Field, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on October 16, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 28E, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28E · Line 15
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Adjutant Or Adjutant General (2110)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 7, 1937
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 16, 1967
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 16, 1967; four of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 84 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28E, Line 15
- RICHARD DUANE APPELHANSMajor · October 16, 1967
- LEE ROY HODGESStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1967
- HARVEY RICKERT HOWARDSpecialist Four · October 16, 1967
- BERNARD FRANCIS JONESCaptain · October 16, 1967
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE STANLEY SALEMASergeant First Class · Panel 28E, Line 17
- LARRY PAUL STOTLERCaptain · Panel 28E, Line 17
- EVANS S WALKERMaster Sergeant · Panel 28E, Line 18
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNONSergeant · May 29, 1965
- JOHN THOMAS STICHERWarrant Officer 1 · December 6, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 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.