Highest Honors POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Michal Alvin Merkel
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U.S. Army · United States United States

Michal Alvin Merkel

First Lieutenant
1942 – 1968
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 46E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

First Lieutenant Michal Alvin Merkel served in the U.S. Army. Michal served with the ADV TM 21 MACV. Michal served in the Vietnam War. Michal was 25 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Died of wounds
Place Pleiku
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Army
ADV TEAM 21, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
17860: Unknown MOS
1LT
PLEIKU
1968
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 46E · Line 9 cut as MICHAL A MERKEL
In Our Keeping
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Michal Alvin Merkel
First Lieutenant
U.S. Army
- 1968
MACV Advisory Team 21
First Lieutenant
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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