Captain Michael Speicher was a highly decorated Naval Officer with the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross with combat 'V,' Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation with Bronze Star, Navy 'E' Ribbon, Navy Fleet Marine Force Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Bronze Stars, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal.
Captain Michael Speicher was a highly decorated Naval Officer with the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross with combat 'V,' Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation with Bronze Star, Navy 'E' Ribbon, Navy Fleet Marine Force Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Bronze Stars, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal.
Gravesite Details
Cenotaph -- this cenotaph has been removed, Arlington Cemetery policy states that if remains are recovered, the memorial marker will be removed and interred with the coffin. Burial : Jacksonville Memory Gardens, Orange Park, FL.