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MICHAEL JAMES BEIRNE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 24, 1946 – May 10, 1967
Service recordMichael James Beirne, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 10, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 77 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 77
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- February 24, 1946
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 10, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
62 names on the Wall carry the date May 10, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 117 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 77
- HEINZ AHLMEYER JRSecond Lieutenant · May 10, 1967
- ELPIDIO ALLEN ARQUEROStaff Sergeant · May 10, 1967
- ALLAN FREDERICK BERWEGERPrivate First Class · May 10, 1967
- JAMES MATTHEW BISHOPLance Corporal · May 10, 1967
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 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.