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MICHAEL PAULSEN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 3, 1949 – April 7, 1970
Service recordMichael Paulsen, of Tucson, Arizona, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 7, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 104 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 104
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- June 3, 1949
- Home of record
- Tucson, Arizona (Pima County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date April 7, 1970; seven of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 104
- JOE BILL GIBSONPrivate · April 7, 1970
- ORLAND THOMAS LLOYDStaff Sergeant · April 7, 1970
- DOUGLAS GERALD MACNEILFirst Lieutenant · April 7, 1970
- GLENN WILLARD MILLERConstructionman · April 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DALE ARTHUR ERDMANSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 103
- JOHN EDWIN HILLFirst Lieutenant · Panel 12W, Line 103
- HARRY DANIEL JOJOLAStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 103
- WILLIAM WALTER KLEFFMANPrivate First Class · Panel 12W, Line 103
From Tucson
- JAMES ATLEE WHEELERCaptain · April 18, 1965
- VICTOR BRUCE KELLEYCaptain · April 28, 1965
- JOHN PATRICK BURNSPrivate First Class · July 7, 1965
- LAWRENCE WILLIAM JORDANLance Corporal · July 30, 1965
- MAX DUANE LUKENBACHCommander · December 22, 1965
- BOB CLARENCE HUNT JRSpecialist Four · January 29, 1966
- CLYDE L NORVELLE JRWarrant Officer 1 · March 30, 1966
- JAMES RILEY HOWELLCorporal · May 12, 1966
- DAVID WILLIAM JOHNSTONPrivate First Class · May 29, 1966
- WARREN ORISON KNEPPER JRSergeant · June 24, 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.