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1/26/2019 U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 - Ancestry.com

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Michael A Balzer in the U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981

Name: Michael A Balzer

Birth Date: 1945

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian (White)

Home State: Vermont

Casualty Country: Vietnam, Republic of

Casualty Category: Battle Dead

Casualty Status: Hostile Dead: Killed Out-right (previous)

Casualty Date: 21 Mar 1967

Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: None Of The Above; Small ArmsFire

Report Date: 21 Mar 1967

Military Occupation: Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman (army)

Division: 4th Inf Div

Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army

Military Class: Enlisted Personnel

Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

Source InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.

Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. [File from the U.S. Army] Casualty Information System [Archival Database]; Records ofDeceased Army Personnel, Deceased Dependents of Active-Duty Army Personnel, and Active-Duty Wounded Army Personnel, 1/1/1961 - 12/1981;Records of the Adjutant General's O�ice, Record Group 407; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

DescriptionThis database contains information relating to U.S. Army personnel and their dependents (including active duty personnel, retired or separatedpersonnel, reservists, and civilian employees) who were casualties (either killed or wounded) between 1961 and 1981. Information found in thisdatabase includes, but is not limited to: name, country of casualty, date of casualty, type of casualty, military grade and classification, and date ofbirth. Learn more...

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1/26/2019 U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 - Ancestry.com

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Michael Arlin Balzer in the U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998

Name: Michael Arlin Balzer

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1945

Death Date: 21 Mar 1967

Age: 22

Home City: Fairfax

Home State: Virginia

SSN/Service #: 52659073

Death Date: 21 Mar 1967

Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Tour Start Date: 22 Sep 1966

Service Branch: Department of the Army

Component: Selective Service

Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

Military Grade: Specialist Fourth Class

Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army,U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/RateAbbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column:N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S.Coast Guard) or

Company: A Co

Regiment: 22nd Inf

Batallion: 3rd Bn

Province: Military Region 3 - Tay Ninh

Decoration: Not Available

CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Service Occupation: Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman (ARMY)

Data Source: Co�elt Database

Source InformationAncestry.com. U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.

Original data: National Archives and Records Administration.

Co�elt Database [Archival Database]; Records with Unit Information on Military Personnel Who Died During the Vietnam Conflict, ca. 1983-6/19/2002; Collection COFF: Richard Co�elt, Richard Arnold, and David Argabright Collection; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

Combat Area Casualties Current File, 6/6/1956-1/21/1998 [Archival Database]; Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action orPrisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1/20/1967-12/1998; Records of the O�ice of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; NationalArchives at College Park, College Park, MD.

DescriptionThis database contains information on U.S. servicemen who died in Southeast Asia as a result of the Vietnam War. The type of information you canfind in this index includes: name, gender, race, age, marital status, citizenship, location of last residence, birth date, service information and casualtyinformation. Learn more...

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U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for

Home-State-of-Record: Virginia

Name Service Rank /

Rate

Birthdate

(YYYYMMDD)

Incident or

Death Date

(YYYYMMDD)

Remains

Recovered

Home of Record:

City County

BACH JOHN JOSEPH III AIR FORCE CAPT 19390407 PETERSBURG PETERSBURG

(CITY)

19690420 Y

BAHR RICHARD DUNCAN ARMY 1LT 19440928 NEWPORT

NEWS

NEWPORT

NEWS (CITY)

19680307 Y

BAILEY GEORGE EDWARD ARMY SGT 19480622 RICHMOND RICHMOND

(CITY)

19701206 Y

BAILEY JESSE THOMAS JR ARMY SGT 19300225 PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH

(CITY)

19660202 Y

BALDWIN SANDERS RAY MARINE CORPS PFC 19400414 MANASSAS MANASSAS

(CITY)

19691223 Y

BALFOUR DENNIS R ARMY PFC 19430605 VIRGINIA

BEACH

VIRGINIA

BEACH (CITY)

19660910 Y

BALL ALBERT THOMAS ARMY SP4 19510125 DUFFIELD SCOTT 19710930 Y

BALL JAMES EDWARD III MARINE CORPS LCPL 19440922 NEWPORT

NEWS

NEWPORT

NEWS (CITY)

19670704 Y

BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN ARMY SP4 19450107 FAIRFAX FAIRFAX (CITY) 19670321 Y

BANDY RAYMOND

DOUGLAS

ARMY SSG 19321018 BANDY TAZEWELL 19681214 Y

BANKS IRVIN SYLVESTER ARMY CPL 19451029 CUMBERLAND CUMBERLAND 19670408 Y

BANKS STERLING CLARK ARMY SP4 19450414 NEWPORT

NEWS

NEWPORT

NEWS (CITY)

19680504 Y

BARBOUR JAMES C JR ARMY PFC 19471213 RICHMOND RICHMOND

(CITY)

19680827 Y

Source of data: the Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File, as of April 29, 2008, of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Files, part of Record

Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

You can view the full DCAS record for an individual named in the list via the Access to Archival Databases resource, or AAD. The link to the AAD main

page is as follows:

http://www.archives.gov/aad

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FACTS

Michael Arlin BalzerVietnam War · US Army

Regiment22nd Infantry

CompanyA Co

RankSpecialist Fourth Class

Conflict PeriodVietnam War

Major Command4th Inf Div

Service Start Date22 Sep 1966

Served ForUnited States of America

Years Served

Birth·1945

Date7 Jan 1945

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Vietnam War (1955 - 1975)

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SpecialtyInfantry Indirect Fire Crewman (ARMY)

Battalion3rd Bn

GradeE4

BranchArmy

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Casualty·1967

Date21 Mar 1967

LocationSuoi Tre (FSB Gold) 42 k WSW An Loc

Body RecoveredRecovered

CauseGun, Small Arms Fire

TypeHostile, Died

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Enlistment·TypeSelective Service

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Death·1967

Age at Death22

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21 Mar 1967y _

Other·Memorial Wall Location: Line128

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Memorial Wall Location: Panel16E

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GenderMale

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HometownFairfax, VA

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ReligionBaptist - Other Groups

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Race or EthnicityCaucasian

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Marriage·Marital StatusSingle

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People·Full NameMichael Arlin Balzer

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Source Records

Michael Arlin Balzer

Story SourcesOther Sources

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Field Title Value Meaning

SERVICE NUMBER X X

MEMBER COMPONENT CODE Y Selected Service

PERSON TYPE NAME CODE S S

PERSON TYPE NAME SELECTED SERVICE SELECTED SERVICE

MEMBER NAME BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN

MEMBER SERVICE CODE A Army

MEMBER SERVICE NAME ARMY ARMY

MEMBER RANK OR RATE SP4 SPECIALIST 4

MEMBER PAYGRADE E04 E1-E4

MEMBER OCCUPATION CODE 11C 11C

MEMBER OCCUPATION NAME INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN

MEMBER BIRTHDATE 19450107 01/07/1945

MEMBER'S GENDER M Male

HOME OF RECORD CITY FAIRFAX FAIRFAX

HOME OF RECORD COUNTY FAIRFAX (CITY) FAIRFAX (CITY)

HOME OF RECORD COUNTRYCODE US UNITED STATES

HOME OF RECORD STATECODE VA VIRGINIA

STATE OR PROVINCE NAME VIRGINIA VIRGINIA

MARITAL STATUS NAME NEVER MARRIED NEVER MARRIED

RELIGION SHORT NAME BAPTIST CHURCHES BAPTIST CHURCHES

RELIGION CODE BB BAPTIST CHURCHES

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RACE NAME WHITE WHITE

ETHNIC SHORT NAME NOT SPECIFIED NOT SPECIFIED

RACE OMB NAME WHITE WHITE

ETHNIC GROUP NAME UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

CASUALTY CIRCUMSTANCES

CASUALTY CITY TAY NINH TAY NINH

CASUALTY STATE ORPROVINCE CODE M3 VIETNAM CONFLICT MILITARY ZONE 3

CASUALTY COUNTRY/OVERWATER CODE VS SOUTH VIETNAM

CASUALTY REGION NAME ASIA ASIA

COUNTRY/OVER WATERNAME SOUTH VIETNAM SOUTH VIETNAM

MEMBER UNIT 4 INF DIV 4 INF DIV

DUTY CODE Z UNKNOWN

PROCESS DATE 19670301 03/01/1967

INCIDENT OR DEATH DATE 19670321 03/21/1967

YEAR OF DEATH 1967 1967

WAR OR CONFLICT CODE V VIETNAM CONFLICT

OPERATION/INCIDENT TYPECODE C COMBAT

OPERATION/INCIDENT NAME VIETNAM CONFLICT VIETNAM CONFLICT

OPERATION/INCIDENTLOCATION NAME SOUTHEAST ASIA SOUTHEAST ASIA

CLOSURE DATE 19670321 03/21/1967

AIRCRAFT TYPE

HOSTILE OR NON-HOSTILEDEATH INDICATOR H Hostile Death

CASUALTY TYPE NAME DECEASED DECEASED

CASUALTY CATEGORY KILLED IN ACTION KILLED IN ACTION

CASUALTY REASON NAME SMALL ARMS FIRE SMALL ARMS FIRE

CASUALTY CAT. SHORT NAME

REMAINS RECOVERED Y Body Remains Recovered

CASUALTY CLOSURE NAME BURIED - UNKNOWN DISP BURIED - UNKNOWN DISP

VIETNAM WALL ROW ANDPANEL INDICATOR 16E 128 16E 128

INCIDENT CATEGORY

INCIDENT CASUALTYCATEGORY DATE

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INCIDENT CASUALTY CAT.SHORT NAME

INCIDENT HOSTILE ORINCIDENT NON-HOSTILEDEATH

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TYPE

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Brief Scope: This series contains records of U.S. military officers and soldiers who died as aresult of either a hostile or nonhostile occurrence or who were missing in action or prisoners ofwar in the Southeast Asian combat area during the Vietnam War, including casualties thatoccurred in Cambodia, China, Laos, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and Thailand.

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Field Title Value Meaning

MILITARY SERVICE A DA [Department of the Army]

COUNTRY OF CASUALTY VS Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

TYPE OF CASUALTY A1 Hostile - Killed

REFERENCE NUMBER 5400 5400

NAMEBALZERMICHAELARLIN

BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN

DATE RECORD PROCESSED 6703 6703

SOCIAL SECURITY ORSERVICE # 52659073 52659073

MILITARY GRADE SP4 SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS

PAY GRADE E4

SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS (U.S. ARMY) or CORPORAL(U.S. ARMY, U.S. MARINE CORPS) or SERGEANT (U.S. AIRFORCE) or GRADE/RATE ABBREVIATIONS WITH FIRSTCOLUMN: ANY ENTRY; SECOND COLUMN: N; THIRDCOLUMN: 3; FOURTH COLUMN: BLANK (U.S. NAVY, U.S.COAST GUARD) or GRADE/RATE ABBREVIATIONS WITHFIRST COLUMN: ANY ENTRY; SECOND COLUMN: ANYENTRY; THIRD COLUMN: ANY ENTRY; FOURTH COLUMN: 3(U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD)

DATE OF DEATH or DATEDECLARED DEAD(MM/DD/YYYY)

03/21/67 03/21/1967

HOME OF RECORD CITY FAIRFAX FAIRFAX

HOME OF RECORD STATECODE 47 Virginia

SERVICE OCCUPATIONALCODE 11C20 Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman (ARMY)

DATE OF BIRTH(MM/DD/YYYY) 01/07/45 01/07/1945

REASON D Gunshot or Small Arms Fire

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AIRCRAFT OR NOT AIRCRAFT 7 Ground Casualty

RACE C Caucasian

RELIGION CODE 10 Baptist - Other Groups

LENGTH OF SERVICE 01 1

MARITAL STATUS S Single (Spouse Not Listed)

SEX M Male

CITIZEN CODE 1 U.S.

POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION 0 Not Posthumously Promoted

DATE TOUR IN SOUTHEASTASIA BEGAN (MM/DD/YYYY) 660922 09/22/1966

LAST RECORD CODE 1 Final Record

BODY RECOVERED OR NOT * Body Recovered

AGE 22 22

COMPONENT Y Selective Service

COMMENTS

TYPE

PROVINCE CODE 22 Military Region 3 - Tay Ninh

CORPCD 03 03

PROCD 1 1

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Field Title Value Meaning

Last Name BALZER BALZER

Given Names MICHAEL ARLIN MICHAEL ARLIN

Social Security or ServiceNumber 52659073 52659073

Date of Birth 19450107 01/07/1945

Service A Army

Component Y Selective Service

Rank SP4 Specialist Fourth Class

Grade and posthumouspromotion E4 E4

Service Occupation 11C20 Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman(ARMY)

Actual Date of Casualty 19670321 03/21/1967

Actual Date of Death 19670321 03/21/1967

Tour Date 660922 09/22/1966

Posthumous decoration

Casualty Type A1 Hostile, Died

Reason D Gun, Small Arms Fire

Air no Air 7 Ground Casualty

Body Recovered --- Undefined Code

Date Body Recovered ----- Invalid Date

Country VS South Vietnam

Province 22 Tay Ninh

Casualty Location Suoi Tre (FSB Gold) 42 k WSW AnLoc

Suoi Tre (FSB Gold) 42 k WSW AnLoc

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Major command, eg divisionor brigade

4th Inf Div 4th Inf Div

Company/battery/troop orsimilar level unit A Co A Co

Battalion or similar level unit 3rd Bn 3rd Bn

Regiment, ROAD 22nd Infantry 22nd Infantry

Air Wing

Air Group

Squadron

Task Force

Task Group

Ship

Unparsed Unit

Home of Record City FAIRFAX FAIRFAX

Home of Record State Code VA Virginia

Notes

Panel 16E 16E

Line 128 128

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Field Title Value Meaning

SERVICE NUMBER 52659073 52659073

MEMBER COMPONENT CODE Y Selected Service

PERSON TYPE NAME CODE S SELECTED SERVICE

PERSON TYPE NAME SELECTED SERVICE SELECTED SERVICE

MEMBER NAME BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN BALZER MICHAEL ARLIN

MEMBER SERVICE CODE A Army

MEMBER SERVICE NAME ARMY ARMY

MEMBER RANK OR RATE SP4 SPECIALIST 4

MEMBER PAYGRADE E04 E1-E4

MEMBER OCCUPATION CODE 11C 11C

MEMBER OCCUPATION NAME INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN

MEMBER BIRTHDATE 19450107 01/07/1945

MEMBER'S GENDER M Male

HOME OF RECORD CITY FAIRFAX FAIRFAX

HOME OF RECORD COUNTY FAIRFAX (CITY) FAIRFAX (CITY)

HOME OF RECORD COUNTRYCODE US UNITED STATES

HOME OF RECORD STATECODE VA VIRGINIA

STATE OR PROVINCE NAME VIRGINIA VIRGINIA

MARITAL NAME NEVER MARRIED NEVER MARRIED

RELIGION SHORT NAME BAPTIST CHURCHES BAPTIST CHURCHES

RELIGION CODE BB BAPTIST CHURCHES

RACE NAME WHITE WHITE

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ETHNIC SHORT NAME NOT SPECIFIED NOT SPECIFIED

RACE OMB NAME WHITE WHITE

ETHNIC GROUP NAME UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

CASUALTY CIRCUMSTANCES

CASUALTY CITY TAY NINH TAY NINH

CASUALTY STATE ORPROVINCE CODE M3 VIETNAM CONFLICT MILITARY ZONE 3

CASUALTY COUNTRY/OVERWATER CODE VS SOUTH VIETNAM

REGION NAME ASIA ASIA

COUNTRY/OVER WATERNAME SOUTH VIETNAM SOUTH VIETNAM

MEMBER UNIT 4 INF DIV 4 INF DIV

DUTY CODE Z UNKNOWN

PROCESS DATE 19670301 03/01/1967

INCIDENT OR DEATH DATE 19670321 03/21/1967

YEAR OF DEATH [ORINCIDENT] 1967 1967

WAR OR CONFLICT CODE V Vietnam Conflict

OPERATION INCIDENT TYPECODE C COMBAT

OPERATION/INCIDENT NAME VIETNAM CONFLICT VIETNAM CONFLICT

LOCATION NAME SOUTHEAST ASIA SOUTHEAST ASIA

CLOSURE DATE 19670321 03/21/1967

AIRCRAFT TYPE

HOSTILE OR NON-HOSTILEDEATH INDICATOR H Hostile Death

CASUALTY TYPE NAME DECEASED DECEASED

CASUALTY CATEGORY KILLED IN ACTION KILLED IN ACTION

CASUALTY REASON NAME SMALL ARMS FIRE SMALL ARMS FIRE

CASUALTY CAT. SHORT NAME

REMAINS RECOVERED Y Body Remains Recovered

CASUALTY CLOSURE NAME BURIED - UNKNOWN DISP BURIED - UNKNOWN DISP

VIETNAM WALL ROW ANDPANEL INDICATOR 16E 128 16E 128

INCIDENT CATEGORY

INCIDENT CASUALTYCATEGORY DATE

INCIDENT CASUALTY CAT.SHORT NAME

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INCIDENT HOSTILE ORINCIDENT NON-HOSTILEDEATH

INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TYPE

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