Capt Michael Lewis Hyde was born on May 14, 1938 in Boulder City, Nevada. He entered the Air Force and was assigned to Vietnam on Jul 19, 1966. As a Fixed-Wing pilot, he crash landed while flying over the hostile territory of Can Tho, North Vietnam on 3 Dec 1966 while making a Napalm pass; Hyde was apparently hit while in the cockpit and crashed without trying to eject.
Capt Hyde's body was recovered. His religion was unknown.
Vietnam War Memorial: Panel 13E Line 22.