The Wall › Panel 29W › New York › Michael Lynch
MICHAEL LYNCH
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
September 28, 1948 – March 15, 1969
Service recordMichael Lynch, of Amsterdam, New York, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 29W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29W · Line 46
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 28, 1948
- Home of record
- Amsterdam, New York (Montgomery County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
43 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1969; six of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 121 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 29W, Line 46
- HENRY RALPH LONGSTONLance Corporal · March 15, 1969
- DONNIE JOE MARTINSergeant · March 15, 1969
- ANTHONY JOSEPH MORINAPrivate First Class · March 15, 1969
- JEFFREY LYLE WHYNAUGHTFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1969
Same unit, same day
- FRED EDWARD BROWNStaff Sergeant · Panel 29W, Line 43
- JOHN WAYNE CAMPSpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 44
- JULIO HERNANDEZ JRSpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 45
- DENNIS ROGER HUNSLEYFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 45
- RONALD LEE PEARLSergeant · Panel 29W, Line 47
- BENJAMIN ALONZA SMALLSCorporal · Panel 29W, Line 48
- LARRY ALLEN STARKFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 49
From Amsterdam
- EDWARD STEPHEN STEFFEKPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- JOHN GEORGE BANSAVAGEStaff Sergeant · March 28, 1966
- EDWARD STANLEY KOPIKPrivate First Class · June 1, 1966
- LAWRENCE JOSEPH CELMERCaptain · March 18, 1967
- LEONARD EDWARD NISKIMajor · May 10, 1967
- RICHARD WALTER BUDKACaptain · December 25, 1967
- FELIX ANTHONY SISARIOSergeant First Class · January 1, 1968
- RICHARD MICHAEL MANCINIPetty Officer Second Class · January 11, 1968
- DONATO JOSEPH SIMIELESergeant · June 9, 1968
- PETER FEDASCHSergeant · June 29, 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.