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LANG, MICKEY DANIEL
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Casualty
Record
Name:
LANG, MICKEY DANIEL
Rank / Branch:
PFC E-3, U.S. ARMY
Unit:
11TH ARMORED CAVALRY
Date of Birth:
1952-07-15
Country
of Loss:
SOUTH VIETNAM
Loss
Coordinates:
HUA NGHIA
Status:
HOSTILE-ROCKET/MORTA
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:
TANK
Awards & Decorations:
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Hagiography
MICKEY DANIEL LANG, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, U. S. ARMY, ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Combat Infantryman's Badge, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation’s Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Military Merit Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Mickey was born in Odessa, the son of Donna Lee Summers and Jessie Clanton Lang. He attended Odessa schools and last attended Permian High School. After living in Odessa for over 16 years and when Mickey was in his junior year, the family moved to Anchorage, Alaska. His father worked on the North Slope Pipeline. While in Odessa, Mickey was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. Mickey attended Anchorage High School and graduated with the Class of 1970.
He enlisted in the U.S. States Army after graduation and completed basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, and radio school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He began his tour in Vietnam on March 28, 1971.
He was assigned as an armored crewman with F Troop, 2nd Battalion, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Separate). He was killed on May 19, 1971 when his unit were engaged a firefight with the NVA. He and another soldier were killed. Mickey was acting as a driver for a cavalry assault vehicle. He was buried with full military honors in the Sunset Memorial Garden’s Cemetery in Odessa, Texas. He was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart and Army Commendation’s Medal. In August 1971, in ceremonies at Fort Richardson, Alaska, his parents were presented a posthumous Silver Star for Mickey's actions in which he lost his life. PFC Lang was survived by his parents and his sister, Beverly Kay of the home in Alaska. He was also survived by his aunt and uncle, the Bill Lagrone family of Odessa and his maternal grandmother, Hazel Lagrone, also of Odessa.
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Sunset Memorial Garden's Cemetery, Odessa, Texas
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