United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for
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U.S. Army · United States 
Michael Banard Varnado
1948 – 1970
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Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Banard Varnado served in the U.S. Army. Michael served with the 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE. Michael served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Michael was 22 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Undetermined
Cause
Gunshot wound
Circumstance
Missing in action
Service Record
U.S. Army
100B: Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
UTILITY/OBSERVATION HELICOPTER PILOT
FERRIDAY, LA
1989
Pay grade W02.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
7
For valor
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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Michael Banard Varnado
Chief Warrant Officer 2
U.S. Army
- 1989
1st Cavalry Division
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