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PAUL MICHAEL LONG
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 1, 1943 – July 1, 1966
Service recordPaul Michael Long, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 115
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Multi-Engine Medium Transport Airplane Mechanic (67J)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 61 AVN CO 10 AVN BN 17 AVN GRP
- Born
- April 1, 1943
- Home of record
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 1, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 115
- RONALD WALTER RINGWALLFirst Lieutenant · May 19, 1966
- LARRY KEITH DEALPrivate First Class · July 1, 1966
- PETER PAUL DOMIANOSecond Lieutenant · July 1, 1966
- HAROLD DOUGLAS GIBBSPrivate First Class · July 1, 1966
- GARY NOBUO MIYAKEStaff Sergeant · July 1, 1966
From Pittsburgh
- CLEVELAND WILLIAM GORDONMajor · January 7, 1964
- THEODORE ALAN WINOWITCHPrivate First Class · December 30, 1964
- CHARLES FREDRICK CLYDESDALELieutenant (junior grade) · March 15, 1965
- WILLIAM DONAVAN BENNINGStaff Sergeant · May 11, 1965
- FRANK HUFFORD BLANKSergeant · August 18, 1965
- JOHN L JEMISONPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- FRANK JOSEPH NADANY JRSergeant First Class · October 31, 1965
- RUSSELL EARL HAMMONDSergeant First Class · November 5, 1965
- HARRY FRANCIS JEDRZEJEWSKIPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- RONALD JOSEPH LOERLEINSergeant · November 25, 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.