Laux, Michael D.

1945 - 1966  (20 years)

• Name	Laux, Michael D.
  Birth	28 Aug 1945	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Michael was killed in action in Viet Nam in April 1966. He had enlisted in the Marine Corps Immediately after graduation from High School in 1963. He rose to the rank of Corporal and at the time of his death he had been serving about a year in Vietnam. He would have been eligible for home leave in about one more month. He was buried in Appleton and a Marine Honor Guard escorted his body home.
  Military Service	Abt 1966
  Vietnam War US Marine Corps E CO 2ND BN 9TH MARS
  Name: Michael Deane Laux Birth Date: 28 Aug 1945 Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Gender: Male Age: 20 Race: Caucasian Home City: Appleton Home State: Wisconsin Religion: Roman Catholic Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) SSN/Service #: 2053180 Citizen Status: U.S. Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Processed Date: Mar 1966 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds Casualty Air: Ground Casualty Body Status: Body Recovered Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Military Grade: Corporal 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/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam Length of Service : 02 Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC) Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
  	Laux, Michael Military
  Death Record - Civil	25 Mar 1966
  Name: Michael Deane Laux Birth Date: 28 Aug 1945 Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Gender: Male Age: 20 Race: Caucasian Home City: Appleton Home State: Wisconsin Religion: Roman Catholic Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) SSN/Service #: 2053180 Citizen Status: U.S. Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Processed Date: Mar 1966 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds Casualty Air: Ground Casualty Body Status: Body Recovered Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Military Grade: Corporal 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/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam Length of Service : 02 Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC) Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File Name: MICHAEL DEANE Laux Birth Date: 28 Aug 1945 Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Home City: Appleton Home State: Wisconsin SSN/Service #: 2053180 Death Date: 25 Mar 1966 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Rank: Corporal Military Grade: Corporal 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/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or Province: 03 Decoration: Not Available CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Unit: E CO 2ND BN 9TH MARS Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC) Data Source: Coffelt Database
  Death	25 Mar 1966	, , , Vietnam
  	Cause: War - KIA - Vietnam
  Obituary	31 Mar 1966
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Section D, Page 6
  Burial	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I189059	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Laux, Joseph,   b. 27 Nov 1902, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Jan 1968, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Beyer, Margaret,   b. 15 Aug 1907, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 20 May 1969, King, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F55875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart