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JOHN CALVIN ROBINSON II
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
November 6, 1946 – August 10, 1968
Service recordJohn Calvin Robinson II, of Savannah, Georgia, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 10, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 49W, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 49W · Line 44
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- November 6, 1946
- Home of record
- Savannah, Georgia (Chatham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 10, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date August 10, 1968; 15 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 49W, Line 44
- FRANKLIN RENFRO JRPrivate First Class · August 10, 1968
- CARLOS MANUEL RIVERAStaff Sergeant · August 10, 1968
- STEVEN MICHAEL SCHLOSSERCorporal · August 10, 1968
- MICHAEL BRYANT SNYDERSpecialist Four · August 10, 1968
From Savannah
- WILLIAM FREW TRAIN IIIFirst Lieutenant · June 16, 1962
- HENRY STERLING MCWHORTERLieutenant · August 29, 1965
- JERRY JIVENSStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- JAMES MAYNARD SPENCESpecialist Four · February 27, 1966
- BARNETTE GARTRELL JENKINSPrivate First Class · March 2, 1966
- HARLOW GARY CLARK JRLieutenant Colonel · March 7, 1966
- JOHN EDWARD CAIL JRSpecialist Four · May 9, 1966
- WILLMATT BROWNPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- WILLIAM JONES JRSergeant · June 18, 1966
- ERNEST MAXWELL SHUMAN JRSpecialist Five · August 1, 1966
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.