
Rank:
HM2-E-5
Branch:
Navy
Conflict:
Vietnam
Michael Helms served in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1977.
Michael Helms, a native Texan, joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1969 and went active duty two years later. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and served in Yokosuka, Japan. After leaving the service in 1977, Mr. Helms spent thirty-two years in civil service. He now resides at the Frank M. Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home in Floresville, Texas.
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