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ROBERT ALLEN BURNS
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 31, 1949 – April 21, 1970
Service recordRobert Allen Burns, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 21, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 30 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 30
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 31, 1949
- Home of record
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 21, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 21, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 30
- RALPH NORTH BRIGHTCorporal · April 21, 1970
- SCOTT RONDAL COPLINCorporal · April 21, 1970
- JERRY MARSH CORPPrivate First Class · April 21, 1970
- WILLIAM ROBERT EMMANSSpecialist Four · April 21, 1970
From Minneapolis
- WILLIAM EDWARD SWANSONLieutenant · April 11, 1965
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DENNIS LEROY PIERSONPrivate First Class · June 26, 1965
- DON GLENN KNOWLTONWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- ROGER MICHAEL MANNIESergeant · October 28, 1965
- TRENT RICHARD POWERSCaptain · October 31, 1965
- DAVID LEONARD UGLANDSecond Lieutenant · November 8, 1965
- WILLIAM MARTIN SAVORENLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- LAWRENCE FREDRICK RAMAKERSpecialist Four · December 10, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 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.