Michael Alan Bird
 
Name Michael Alan Bird
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Rank/Grade SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
Age 19
Marital Status Single
Race Caucasian
Gender Male
Date of Birth Oct 23, 1947
From Selma, Indiana
Length of Service 2 years
Tour Began Mar 22, 1966
Casualty Date Oct 14, 1967
Location QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile/Non-Hostile   Non-Hostile, died of illn
Classification GROUND CASUALTY ACCIDENTAL HOMICIDE
Body Recovered Yes
Religion Protestant

Vietnam Memorial

 

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Posted by:Ron Seabolt
Date:Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:27 PM UTC
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Comments:Michael Bird died as a result of a tragic incident that could have happened to almost any of us. A one time quick draw horseplay on the flight line that forever altered the life of a real good man and ended the life of another. RIP!
Posted by:TOM KNAPP
Date:Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:20 PM UTC
Relationship:GUNNER 71ST AHC
From:TEQUESTA FL
Comments:MIKE BIRD WAS A FRIEND OF MINE, WE WERE BOTH GUNNERS BUT IN DIFFERENT PLATOONS. IT WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT ENDED HIS LIFE AFTER ALL THE COMBAT HE HAD SEEN. HE WAS AN INFANTRY MAN AND WAS IN THE FIELD FOR ALMOST 9 MONTHS, WAS ALSO A SNIPER. HE USE TO GO OUT IN INDIAN COUNTRY WITH ANOTHER GUY FOR TWO WEEKS AT A TIME AND KILL THE BAD GUYES.HE SAW A LOT OF COMBAT. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO GO HOME TOGETHER ON THE SAME FLIGHT OCTOBER 23, 1967 AND I DIDN"T REALIZE UNTILL THIS DAY THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 20TH BIRTHDAY.HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND A GREAT SOLDIER. I'LL NEVER FORGET HIM

 

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