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MICHAEL RICHARD PICKLES
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
September 13, 1948 – April 27, 1970
Service recordMichael Richard Pickles, of Sanford, Maine, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 60
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- September 13, 1948
- Home of record
- Sanford, Maine (York County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 60
- JAMES HESTER PALMERSergeant Major · April 27, 1970
- JOSEPH THOMAS ROBERSONStaff Sergeant · April 27, 1970
- JAIME RODRIGUEZ-RIVERAPrivate First Class · April 27, 1970
- CARL DENNIS RUENGERCorporal · April 27, 1970
From Sanford
- PAUL LEO CYRPrivate First Class · April 29, 1967
- RICHARD PAUL GLAUDECorporal · June 10, 1967
- JOHN HAROLD CASH JRCorporal · May 12, 1968
- DAVID HAROLD ALEXANDERSpecialist Four · December 16, 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.