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ROBERT ALLAN WILSON
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 18, 1944 – June 18, 1972
Service recordRobert Allan Wilson, of Detroit, Michigan, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 18, 1972, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 46
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- January 18, 1944
- Home of record
- Detroit, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 18, 1972
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date June 18, 1972; 12 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Thừa Thiên Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 46
- RICHARD E NYHOFTechnical Sergeant · June 18, 1972
- FRANK LEROY SETTLELieutenant · June 18, 1972
- BURR MCBRIDE WILLEYLieutenant Colonel · June 19, 1972
- BURDETTE D TOWNSEND JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 20, 1972
From Detroit
- SAMUEL EUGENE HURDAirman Third Class · January 3, 1964
- LEO BERT ABRAMOSKICaptain · July 28, 1964
- GEORGE PAUL ZUPANCICCorporal · June 26, 1965
- MARSHALL DANIEL HOLMANPrivate First Class · July 9, 1965
- ELIAS BELL JRCorporal · July 13, 1965
- ARTHUR F HAMMARSTROM JRLieutenant Colonel · July 24, 1965
- JAMES THOMAS CLARKPrivate · August 17, 1965
- BRUCE JAMES HENRICHPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- ROBERT TAGLIONESergeant · August 18, 1965
- MERRILL LAGENE LANTRYCorporal · September 2, 1965
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.