THE WALL OF FACES

I knew Mike from kindergarten on. Our track team at Hunterdon Central High School lost not only Mike, but Fred Zyck, Andy Fedor, Greg Buzinski, Dyke Manners, and John Hancock. God Bless you all and Thanks.

Sgt. Baldwin, this is in remembrance of you and the remaining members of your squad who were ambushed on September 12, 1968, while on reconnaissance 5 kilometers Northeast of Loc Ninh, Binh Long Province, Vietnam.

Sgt. Michael Richard Baldwin - Flemington, NJ - Panel 44W, Row 35
Ssgt. Phillip Kenneth Baker - Detroit, MI - Panel 44W, Row 34
Pfc. Eugene Russell Boyce - Spartanburg, SC - Panel 44W, Row 35
Sp4. Wayne Daniel Jenkins - Bryson City, NC - Panel 44W, Row 38
Pfc. Kenneth Leroy Martin - Los Angeles, CA - Panel 44W, Row 39
Pfc. Marion Luther Oxner - Leesville, SC - Panel 44W, Row 40
Pfc. Dale Arden Palm - Toledo, OH - Panel 44W, Row 40
Pfc. Kurt Francis Ponath - Cudahy, WI - Panel 44W, Row 41
Sp4. J C Williams Jr. - Muncie, IN - Panel 44W, Row 43
Pfc. William Wittman - Binghamton, NY - Panel 44W, Row 42

September 12, 1968, was a long and sad day for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.

You will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Baldwin, this is in remembrance of you and the remaining members of your squad who were ambushed on September 12, 1968, while on reconnaissance 5 kilometers Northeast of Loc Ninh, Binh Long Province, Vietnam.

Sgt. Michael Richard Baldwin - Flemington, NJ - Panel 44W, Row 35
Ssgt. Phillip Kenneth Baker - Detroit, MI - Panel 44W, Row 34
Pfc. Eugene Russell Boyce - Spartanburg, SC - Panel 44W, Row 35
Sp4. Wayne Daniel Jenkins - Bryson City, NC - Panel 44W, Row 38
Pfc. Kenneth Leroy Martin - Los Angeles, CA - Panel 44W, Row 39
Pfc. Marion Luther Oxner - Leesville, SC - Panel 44W, Row 40
Pfc. Dale Arden Palm - Toledo, OH - Panel 44W, Row 40
Pfc. Kurt Francis Ponath - Cudahy, WI - Panel 44W, Row 41
Sp4. J C Williams Jr. - Muncie, IN - Panel 44W, Row 43
Pfc. William Wittman - Binghamton, NY - Panel 44W, Row 42

September 12, 1968, was a long and sad day for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.

You will never be forgotten.

Mike Baldwin was a fun-loving guy. We played high school football together; he was a tackle -- not the most talented physically but always eager to get in a few licks. Mike also enjoyed cars -- he had a '55 or '56 Chevy, as I recall. He wrote a teriffic column in "The Lamp," our high school paper, about hotrods. Mike could be heard "motoring" around the high school corridors, making sounds with his mouth: racing the motor, shifting gears, pealing tires as he turned a corner (often right into a teacher). I expect he's racing around heaven today, driving St. Peter crazy with all the noise.