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MICHAEL JACK MOON
Airman · U.S. Navy
August 23, 1947 – May 28, 1968
Service recordMichael Jack Moon, of De Kalb, Illinois, served as an Airman in the U.S. Navy. He died on May 28, 1968, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 64W, Line 13 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 64W · Line 13
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. Navy
- Rank
- Airman (AN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aviation Structural Mech (Safety Equip) (AME)
- Born
- August 23, 1947
- Home of record
- De Kalb, Illinois (De Kalb County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
74 names on the Wall carry the date May 28, 1968; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 64W, Line 13
- JOHN WESLEY MCVEYPrivate First Class · May 28, 1968
- ROY JOHN MOHRSenior Master Sergeant · May 28, 1968
- ROY WILLIAM NEALPrivate First Class · May 28, 1968
- LEONARD MICHAEL NOWAKPrivate First Class · May 28, 1968
From De Kalb
- RICHARD LYNN JOSSENDALLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- DALE CONNARD BREWERLance Corporal · November 29, 1967
- DAVID DONNELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1968
- JIMMIE RAY HARRISONMaster Sergeant · March 14, 1968
- CHARLES FRANCIS LANDERSPrivate First Class · June 16, 1968
- JAMES PHILLIP MASONSpecialist Five · October 17, 1968
- STEVEN GARY WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · July 3, 1971
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.