Michael Elsmere Lucas
| Born | October 29, 1949 |
| Died | October 6, 1969 |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Rating or Job | Paratrooper |
| Unit | 82nd Airborne Division, Company A, 105 Infantry |
| Campaign | Viet Nam |
| Military Citations | Bronze Star, Purple Heart |
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Service Number 566784950 Ground casualty - Multiple fragmentation wounds Binh Duong Province National Archives
Pfc. Michael Elsmere Lucas Oct. 29, 1949 - Oct. 6, 1969 Oroville Michael Lucas joined (he Army in October 1968. four months after he graduated from Las Plumas High School in Oroville. After boot camp, he trained as a paratrooper in airborne school, and on July 21. 1969 landed in Vietnam to serve with the 82nd Airborne. The 19-year-old soldier was killed in action just over two months later. Chico News & Review, May 26, 1988
Pfc Lucas is buried in the Oroville Cemetery on Lincoln St., on the West side overlooking the valley. |
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National Archives Chico News & Review Lynn Lucas Rotlisberger: sister |
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