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ROBERT ALBIN WHITTED
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 14, 1948 – February 7, 1970
Service recordRobert Albin Whitted, of Fresno, California, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 112
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
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist (55D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- August 14, 1948
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1970; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 112
- ROBERT EARL HUNTLance Corporal · February 7, 1970
- KENNETH RAY LASSETERSergeant · February 7, 1970
- TERRY STEVEN LOPRINOPrivate · February 7, 1970
- CARLTON BRANDARD MILLNERCorporal · February 7, 1970
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 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.