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MICHAEL VALUNAS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 2, 1948 – March 24, 1969
Service recordMichael Valunas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 24, 1969, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 28W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28W · Line 31
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- June 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 24, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date March 24, 1969; seven of them were lost in Kon Tum Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 174 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28W, Line 31
- ROBERT MARK WALKLEYLance Corporal · March 24, 1969
- GARY LEE WEEKLEYSpecialist Four · March 24, 1969
- DENNIS ALAN WILLIAMSPrivate · March 24, 1969
- JOHNNY YOUNGPrivate First Class · March 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RAYMOND FREDRICK EADESergeant · Panel 28W, Line 25
- PHILLIP HARRY FLEMINGSpecialist Four · Panel 28W, Line 25
- ARTHUR JAMES MCINTYRESergeant · Panel 28W, Line 28
- MINOR WESLEY PATTILLOSergeant · Panel 28W, Line 29
- BENJAMIN ROBERT TURIANOCorporal · Panel 28W, Line 30
- GARY LEE WEEKLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 28W, Line 31
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
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.