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MICHAEL J D PELCH
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
May 2, 1946 – September 10, 1968
Service recordMichael J D Pelch, of Flint, Michigan, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 10, 1968, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 44W, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 44W · Line 19
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- May 2, 1946
- Home of record
- Flint, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 10, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date September 10, 1968; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 44W, Line 19
- SAMUEL JOHN NUNNPrivate First Class · September 10, 1968
- MICHAEL LEE POLETTILance Corporal · September 10, 1968
- JUAN PORRASPrivate First Class · September 10, 1968
- BERNIE ROSALES JRCorporal · September 10, 1968
Same unit, same day
- RONALD ROY BLOHMWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 44W, Line 14
From Flint
- ROY E STOKESLance Corporal · June 4, 1965
- FRED TOINSSpecialist Four · October 12, 1965
- JAMES LEROY CRAGARStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1965
- DONALD CAMERON MCPHEEGunnery Sergeant · October 24, 1965
- WARDLOW WESLEY PARTEEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BILLIE NEAL PLUMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- RAYMOND CARL ROBINSONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- DENNIS A DESCOPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- JULIAN B WILLOUGHBYStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD DOZIERLance Corporal · August 25, 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.