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MICHAEL JOHN MCGERTY
Captain · U.S. Air Force
November 5, 1943 – August 31, 1970
Service recordMichael John McGerty, of Fullerton, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on August 31, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 28
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 5, 1943
- Home of record
- Fullerton, California (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 31, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date August 31, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 28
- GARY RAYMOND METZCorporal · August 31, 1970
- EDICTOR RIVERA-MONTESStaff Sergeant · August 31, 1970
- ROGER ALLEN SCARBROUGHPrivate First Class · August 31, 1970
- CRAIG ALAN SCHMITZCorporal · August 31, 1970
From Fullerton
- THOMAS HOWARD HAWKINGFirst Lieutenant · September 16, 1966
- BYRON HALEY BUSHAYStaff Sergeant · November 4, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT ALL NORTHERNPrivate First Class · November 13, 1966
- CHARLES PATRICK KELLYPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- MICHAEL LOUIS BROWNINGLance Corporal · October 24, 1967
- ROBERT DEAN FLEERCaptain · February 8, 1968
- ROBERT ALLAN LEEMANLance Corporal · March 6, 1968
- DENNIS RAY THORPESergeant · April 15, 1968
- JAMES PATRICK CRAWFORDCorporal · May 26, 1968
- THOMAS CAMPBELL BAMFORDSpecialist Five · August 7, 1968
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.