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ROBERT ALLAN EIBER
Captain · U.S. Army
June 1, 1936 – June 25, 1965
Service recordRobert Allan Eiber, of El Paso, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 25, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 19
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Ranger, Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,a3,s3) (82162)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- June 1, 1936
- Home of record
- El Paso, Texas (El Paso County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 25, 1965
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date June 25, 1965. In June 1965, 146 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 20 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 19
- PETER MONGILARDI JRCommander · June 25, 1965
- CLARENCE MATTHEWS NEWCOMBCaptain · June 25, 1965
- ROBERT JOHN SMITHAirman First Class · June 25, 1965
- CHARLES ALTON WILLIAMSONStaff Sergeant · June 25, 1965
Same unit, same day
- ALFRED HENRY COMBS JRSergeant First Class · Panel 2E, Line 17
- CLARENCE MATTHEWS NEWCOMBCaptain · Panel 2E, Line 19
From El Paso
- ROBERTO SAMANIEGOCaptain · June 19, 1965
- MARCOS HERNANDEZSergeant · October 30, 1965
- JOHN FREDERICK MCDERMOTTSpecialist Four · November 18, 1965
- ROBERTO ITUARTESergeant · December 11, 1965
- CHARLES ALAN ROBERTSCaptain · December 26, 1965
- WALLACE KINGSLEY SINERCaptain · January 5, 1966
- WENDELL RAY WHEATLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- HAROLD PAUL KINDLEBERGERFirst Lieutenant · May 11, 1966
- PEDRO MUNOZHospitalman · May 12, 1966
- ERMAN MILFORD NEWMAN JRMajor · August 12, 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.