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BENJAMIN F ROBERTSON JR
Major · U.S. Army
March 15, 1923 – June 17, 1967
Service recordBenjamin F Robertson JR, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on June 17, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 44. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 1
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- March 15, 1923
- Home of record
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Tuscaloosa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 17, 1967
- Age
- 44
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
68 names on the Wall carry the date June 17, 1967. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 1
- MARTIN LOUIS PLOTKINSpecialist Four · June 17, 1967
- THOMAS REGINALD RASCHELSpecialist Five · June 17, 1967
- LEROY REEDPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- CHARLES MICHAEL ROACHCorporal · June 17, 1967
From Tuscaloosa
- HENRY CARLOS TISDALEPrivate First Class · April 21, 1966
- RONALD LYNN GUYERLance Corporal · May 25, 1966
- LAWRENCE EDWARD PAYNEMaster Sergeant · December 6, 1966
- TIMOTHY C ABRAMS JRPrivate First Class · January 3, 1967
- JERRY FRANKS HOGANLieutenant Commander · January 21, 1967
- ROBERT VICTOR CRAINSergeant First Class · March 15, 1967
- MICHAEL GEAN RUSHINGCorporal · May 29, 1967
- HENRY LEON LITTLECorporal · June 15, 1967
- THOMAS CARPENTER JRSpecialist Four · January 10, 1968
- CHARLES EDWARD PURSERMajor · February 23, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.