Michael Leroy Batt

Vietnam War
UnitHeadquarters Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromDefiance Ohio
Date of DeathMarch 16 1969
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Staff Sergeant Batt was a member of Headquarters Company, United States Army, Vietnam. On March 16, 1969, he was a passenger in a Beech Ute Utility Aircraft (U-21) going from Qui Nhon to Hue, South Vietnam. Bad weather caused the loss of contact and the plane crashed. His remains were recovered on April 7 1988 and identified on April 5, 2005. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.