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ROBERT ABBOTT WOOD
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 19, 1950 – March 15, 1970
Service recordRobert Abbott Wood, of Savannah, Georgia, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 2
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. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 19, 1950
- Home of record
- Savannah, Georgia (Chatham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 2
- WILLIAM THOMAS VOHRINGERStaff Sergeant · March 15, 1970
- ROBERT FRANCIS YOUNGChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 15, 1970
- HARVEY CHADWICK K AIAULieutenant Commander · March 16, 1970
- DANNY RAY ALLENSergeant · March 16, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LORING M BAILEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 129
- WILLMER ARDEN MATSONCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 131
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.