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MICHAEL FORBES
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 24, 1948 – June 23, 1969
Service recordMichael Forbes, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 23, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 118 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 118
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)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- September 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 23, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
65 names on the Wall carry the date June 23, 1969; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 92 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 118
- RICHARD CARLTON DANIELSSpecialist Four · June 23, 1969
- GEORGE DOUGLAS DEITRICKSpecialist Four · June 23, 1969
- DEWEY MAYNARD EUBANKSCorporal · June 23, 1969
- GARY FREEMANSpecialist Four · June 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES LOUIS BISHOPSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 116
- MARVIN MELTON BURNSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 22W, Line 117
- DAVID ROYDEN GILLSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 119
- CHARLES HENRY KELLER IICaptain · Panel 22W, Line 121
- FRANKLIN W UNDERWOOD JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 21W, Line 3
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.