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MICHAEL STEVEN LYLE
Private · U.S. Army
April 16, 1946 – May 24, 1967
Service recordMichael Steven Lyle, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 24, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20E, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20E · Line 96
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- April 16, 1946
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 24, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
32 names on the Wall carry the date May 24, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 117 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20E, Line 96
- GEORGE DIKER JRLance Corporal · May 24, 1967
- JAMES LEE KACHLINESpecialist Four · May 24, 1967
- TERRY FRANKLIN LEAZERFireman · May 24, 1967
- GARY MURRAYSpecialist Four · May 24, 1967
Same unit, same day
- BERNARD LEE FRANKESergeant · Panel 20E, Line 94
- JAMES LEE KACHLINESpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 96
- GARY MURRAYSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 96
- GERALD JOHN PYSHERSpecialist Five · Panel 20E, Line 98
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 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.