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MICHAEL MERENO
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 31, 1947 – February 10, 1970
Service recordMichael Mereno, of San Jose, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 10, 1970, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 122 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 122
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 31, 1947
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 10, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 10, 1970; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 122
- GEORGE RUSSELL MATTHEWSLieutenant Commander · February 10, 1970
- JOHN MAYNARDSpecialist Four · February 10, 1970
- RONNIE LEON MCCORMICKPrivate First Class · February 10, 1970
- RAYMOND GENE MILESSpecialist Five · February 10, 1970
Same unit, same day
- TARRY THOMAS OREILLYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 14W, Line 123
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.