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MICHAEL JAMES TECCO
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 6, 1949 – December 24, 1970
Service recordMichael James Tecco, of Highland Heights, Ohio, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on December 24, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 7 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 7
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Mortarman (0341)
- Born
- October 6, 1949
- Home of record
- Highland Heights, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 24, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date December 24, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In December 1970, 271 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 7
- HENRY EDWARD SANTEESpecialist Four · December 24, 1970
- JOSEPH C SPENCE JRFirst Lieutenant · December 24, 1970
- WILLIAM HENRY YOUNT JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 24, 1970
- THOMAS GEORGE BRUBAKERPrivate First Class · December 25, 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.