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MICHAEL JOSEPH MARTIN
Lieutenant Commander · U.S. Navy
March 18, 1942 – June 26, 1972
Service recordMichael Joseph Martin, of Kew Gardens, New York, served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on June 26, 1972, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 50
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. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Url Surface Warfare (1110)
- Born
- March 18, 1942
- Home of record
- Kew Gardens, New York (Queens County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 26, 1972
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 26, 1972. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in South Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 50
- ROBERT THOMAS MILLSPetty Officer First Class · June 26, 1972
- FARRELL JUNIOR SULLIVANColonel · June 27, 1972
- DONALD FREDERICK YERYARStaff Sergeant · June 27, 1972
- GORDON ROBERT UHLERSenior Chief Petty Officer · June 28, 1972
From Kew Gardens
- DAVID ROY BURGESSSergeant · January 21, 1966
- DOUGLAS MASON KYSERPrivate First Class · July 20, 1966
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.