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MICHAEL JAMES LEBOEUF
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 9, 1949 – October 23, 1970
Service recordMichael James Leboeuf, of Lockport, Louisiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 23, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 17 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 17
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- September 9, 1949
- Home of record
- Lockport, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date October 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In October 1970, 318 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 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 17
- KENNETH CHARLES THORNTONSpecialist Four · October 22, 1970
- DAVID THOMAS WILLIAMSONSpecialist Four · October 22, 1970
- RAYMOND REX BERGERSpecialist Four · October 23, 1970
- NATHAN LAMAR INGLEPetty Officer Third Class · October 23, 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.