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REESE MICHAEL PATRICK
Captain · U.S. Army
May 18, 1943 – May 14, 1969
Service recordReese Michael Patrick, of Riddle, Oregon, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 14, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 10
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- May 18, 1943
- Home of record
- Riddle, Oregon (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 14, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
69 names on the Wall carry the date May 14, 1969; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 10
- FLOYD JUNIOR PARKSLance Corporal · May 14, 1969
- STEPHEN TUCKER PERRYPrivate First Class · May 14, 1969
- STEVEN GENE PETTISSpecialist Four · May 14, 1969
- CHARLES H PILKINGTON JRSecond Lieutenant · May 14, 1969
Same unit, same day
- HENRY ANTHONY CHEVALIERSpecialist Four · Panel 24W, Line 3
- CURTIS RAY HARRISSpecialist Four · Panel 24W, Line 6
- GERALD RICHARD HWANGStaff Sergeant · Panel 24W, Line 7
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.