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MICHAEL HARRY BAIRD
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 30, 1949 – February 7, 1970
Service recordMichael Harry Baird, of San Antonio, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 110
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
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- April 30, 1949
- Home of record
- San Antonio, Texas (Bexar County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1970, 569 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 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 110
- LAWRENCE H WILLIAMS JRSergeant · February 6, 1970
- MORRIS EDWARD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · February 6, 1970
- JESSE ALLAN WISDOMCaptain · February 6, 1970
- JAMES HINES ALEXANDERChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 7, 1970
From San Antonio
- JOHN DUARTEPrivate First Class · January 20, 1963
- ROBERT LOUIS RAGSDALESecond Lieutenant · June 26, 1964
- DELBERT LEE VAUGHN JRStaff Sergeant · October 4, 1964
- ARTHUR DALE BAKERMajor · April 7, 1965
- JESSE RODRIQUEZ ACOSTAStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- RUDOLPH VILLALP HERNANDEZPrivate · July 7, 1965
- VIRGIL GALAN CRUZLance Corporal · September 28, 1965
- ROBERT WAYNE WRANOSKYCaptain · December 7, 1965
- BILLIE JACK CARTWRIGHTCaptain · December 12, 1965
- JOSE ANTONIO GUTIERREZSpecialist Four · January 28, 1966
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.