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Kim, Minhee
Marines Lance corporal

Minhee Kim, age 20, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Bn, 24Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 4Th Mar Div, Lansing, Mi

Date of death: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Altaie, Ahmed K.
Army Staff sergeant

Ahmed K. Altaie, age 41, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Enlisted in December 2004.

Date of death: Monday, October 23, 2006
Death details: Kidnapped Oct. 23, 2006 when he left the Green Zone in Bagdad, Iraq in violation of Army policy. His remains were identified February 25, 2012.
Cemetery: Arborcrest Memorial Park and Chapel Mausoleum in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Source: CNN, findagrave.com, Military Times

Howard, Curtis Tyrone II
Army Staff Sergeant

Curtis Tyrone Howard II, age 32, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 8Th Infantry, 3D Bct, 4Th Id, (101St), Fort Carson, Co

Date of death: Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Atkins, Douglas Paul
Army Private 1st class

Douglas Paul Atkins, age 19, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw county.

Parents: Varriel L. Atkins

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died of wounds, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Wallace, Michael John
Army Sergeant 1st class

Michael John Wallace from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Washtenaw county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 19, 1968
Death details: On April 19, 1968, a CH-47 Chinook (tail number 66-19063) on a resupply mission in the A Shau Valley area, South Vietnam, was approaching its landing zone when it was struck by enemy machine gun and anti-aircraft artillery fire. The helicopter caught fire, lost control, and crashed to the ground. However, before it crashed, while it was still slightly above the jungle canopy, two crew members jumped out of the burning aircraft. Three other crew men, who survived the crash and were subsequently rescued, said they did not see these two men again after the crash, and search personnel could not locate them.

Specialist 5 Michael John Wallace, who entered the U.S. Army from Michigan, served with Company B of the 228th Aviation Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, and was one of the two crew men who jumped out of this helicopter before it crashed. He remains unaccounted for. Following the incident, the Army promoted Specialist 5 Wallace to the rank of Sergeant First Class. Today, Sergeant First Class Wallace is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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