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Deuel, Michael Robin
Army Private 1st class

Michael Robin Deuel, age 21, from Nemo, South Dakota, Lawrence county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B 2D Battalion 325Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Michael, Charles O.
Navy Reserves Lieutenant Commander

Charles O. Michael, age 44, from Lawrence County Deadwood, South Dakota .

Spouse: Opal M. Michael
Children: Robert, Donald 1927-2004), Patty

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Utah. A Navy lieutenant who was last to see Charles said Charles remained at this post and gave first aid to wounded men on a lower deck when the ship went down. A strong swimmer, he could have saved himself if he had left his post.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Los Angeles Times (1942)

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