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MICHAEL LEE WRIGHT
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 11, 1950 – June 14, 1970
Service recordMichael Lee Wright, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 14, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 55
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 11, 1950
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 14, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date June 14, 1970. 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.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 55
- DALE EDWARD WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · June 14, 1970
- JAMES LEONARD WOODSergeant · June 14, 1970
- DOUGLAS RAY CURRYPrivate First Class · June 15, 1970
- KURTIS LANE GAYNORPrivate First Class · June 15, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES ALLEN BROOKSSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 52
- CECIL ROGER CLAYTONSpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 53
- JIMMY CARLUS MONTANASpecialist Four · Panel 9W, Line 54
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.