The story of Sergeant Mullen's life, Army service, and death by "friendly" artillery fire is told in the book by Courtlandt D. B. Bryan, "Friendly Fire" (New York: Bantam, 1976).
Sergeant Michael Mullen was Killed in Action during the Vietnam War.
Sgt Michael Mullen served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War Service started: Unit(s): 1ST PLT, C CO, 1ST BN, 6TH INFANTRY, 198TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV Service ended:
He died in Vietnam in 1970.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 23 October 2020), memorial page for SGT Michael Eugene Mullen (11 Sep 1944–18 Feb 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #28737042, citing Saint Marys of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Chris Schaefer (contributor 46926890).
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