Orwig, Michael John, SGT

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Cavalry

Last Primary MOS
11D10-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist

Last MOS Group
Armor

Primary Unit
1969-1970, 11D10, D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry

Service Years
1969 - 1970

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1949

This Military Service Page was created/owned by PFC Jackson Hedrick, IV (Team Member, Vietnam Fallen Profiles Only) to remember Orwig, Michael John, SGT.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Whittier, CA	Last Address Whittier, CA

Casualty Date May 07, 1970
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Cambodia	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery - Rowland Heights, California	Wall/Plot Coordinates 11W 126

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1970, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2022, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)

clip2 mentions orwig...	Latest Photo	In Service	clip
Michael Orwig	Orwig putting on gea...	Three Soldiers	Headstone

1969-1970, 11D10, D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry

From Month/Year November / 1969	To Month/Year May / 1970
Unit D Company Unit Page
Rank Sergeant	MOS 11D10-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Base, Fort or City Cambodia	State/Country Cambodia

Patch	D Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Details

	Type Infantry
	Parent Unit 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry	Strength Company
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 7, 2022

Memories For This Unit
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6 Members Also There at Same Time

D Company

Baggett, Charles Richard, SSG, (1957-1970)	OD	63C20	Staff Sergeant
Decker, Gerald Anthony, SP 5, (1967-1969)	QM	94B20	Specialist 5
Hildebrand, Bill, SP 4, (1968-1970)	IN	111.10	Specialist 4
Pavluk, Dennis, SP 4, (1969-1971)	IN	11C20	Specialist 4
Rosson, Raiford, CW3, (1967-1998)	QM	76F	Specialist 4
Waters, Thomas, PFC, (1969-1971)	IN	11B10	Private First Class