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MICHAEL JOHN SAMPSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 27, 1949 – October 3, 1970
Service recordMichael John Sampson, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 3, 1970, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 110
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 27, 1949
- Home of record
- Forest Lake, Minnesota (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 3, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date October 3, 1970. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 110
- STEVEN ERNEST LUCASSpecialist Four · October 3, 1970
- OLEN LEE UPSHAWStaff Sergeant · October 3, 1970
- WALTER RAY WINTERSPetty Officer Second Class · October 3, 1970
- GARY PETER FORMICASpecialist Four · October 4, 1970
From Forest Lake
- RAYMOND LEE WHITMANCorporal · August 22, 1969
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.