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MICHAEL JOHN BLANSCET
Captain · U.S. Army
December 3, 1948 – June 6, 1970
Service recordMichael John Blanscet, of Merriam, Kansas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 6, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 18
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 3, 1948
- Home of record
- Merriam, Kansas (Johnson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 6, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date June 6, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 18
- ROBERT RAY BOESKOOLCorporal · June 6, 1970
- WILLIAM ANDERSON BRANCHCaptain · June 6, 1970
- RALPH JOSEPH BUFORDSpecialist Four · June 6, 1970
- LAWRENCE DEAN BURGESSSergeant · June 6, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BILLY JOE DEMARCOSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 19
- GERALD LEONARD KALISSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 20
- JOSEPH SEBASTIAN SANCHEZSergeant First Class · Panel 9W, Line 21
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.