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STEVEN MICHAEL MIOTKE
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 4, 1948 – August 17, 1969
Service recordSteven Michael Miotke, of Puyallup, Washington, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 17, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 55
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 4, 1948
- Home of record
- Puyallup, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 17, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date August 17, 1969; six of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 99 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 55
- JAMES RANDOLPH HURSTPrivate First Class · August 17, 1969
- DONALD JAMES JRStaff Sergeant · August 17, 1969
- FREDERICK MEZZATESTASpecialist Four · August 17, 1969
- GEORGE LOUIS MINERCaptain · August 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DAVID AUSTIN GAYSergeant · Panel 19W, Line 53
From Puyallup
- RICHARD ANDREW ALMMajor · February 1, 1966
- STEVEN MARTY SMITHPrivate First Class · April 4, 1966
- LANCE JOSEPH CLEVELANDPrivate First Class · July 2, 1966
- TIMOTHY E WORKMANSpecialist Five · January 18, 1967
- ROBERT BRUCE PETERSENCorporal · October 18, 1967
- GARY HENRY FORSLieutenant Colonel · December 22, 1967
- ROBERT EUGENE SWALLEYSpecialist Four · January 20, 1968
- MARK OWEN CHARETTESergeant · April 6, 1968
- RONALD FRANK HOPKINSPrivate First Class · January 8, 1970
- MARK ALLEN MATTERPrivate First Class · October 1, 1970
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.