Banta, Michael Dean

---General Personal----

Name: Michael Dean Banta

Home of Record: Cordova, Alaska

Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 5, 1949

Age at time of loss: 20

Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Roman Catholic

Wall Location: Panel 07W--Line 105

---Military---

Branch: Army

Rank: PFC

Pay Grade:E3

Unit: 1st Cav Division (AMBL)

Serial Number: 538502198

Component: Regular

MOS (Military Occupational Speciality code): 11B20

---Action---

Length of Service: 1 year

Start of Tour: Thursday, November 6, 1969

Date of Casualty: Friday, October 2, 1970

Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died

Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty)

Country: South Vietnam

Province: Phuoc Long