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MICHAEL HARVEY HIPPACH
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 23, 1949 – January 15, 1970
Service recordMichael Harvey Hippach, of American Fork, Utah, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 15, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 36
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)
- Born
- June 23, 1949
- Home of record
- American Fork, Utah (Utah County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 15, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date January 15, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 36
- DAVID CRUZ CHAVEZStaff Sergeant · January 15, 1970
- LARRY DEAN FLORANGPrivate First Class · January 15, 1970
- ROBERT DEAN KRAMERCorporal · January 15, 1970
- SAMMUEL EDGAR SURBERSpecialist Five · January 15, 1970
From American Fork
- MARION LEON DRAPERSergeant · November 1, 1966
- DEAN FRANKLIN FOXSpecialist Four · March 7, 1967
- RONALD KEVIN ALLGOODSpecialist Four · October 2, 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.