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ROBERT ALVIN BROTHEN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 14, 1947 – February 27, 1969
Service recordRobert Alvin Brothen, of Minot, North Dakota, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 27, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 76
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- February 14, 1947
- Home of record
- Minot, North Dakota (Ward County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 27, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
59 names on the Wall carry the date February 27, 1969; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 45 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 76
- MACK CLIFFORD BOBLETTMaster Sergeant · February 27, 1969
- EARNEST JACK BUCKELEWPetty Officer Third Class · February 27, 1969
- JOSEPH FRANK BURINDA JRFireman · February 27, 1969
- BERT ELLIS BURTONPetty Officer First Class · February 27, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ENRIQUE SALAS CRUZStaff Sergeant · Panel 31W, Line 78
- GARY VAN HALLSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 80
- ROBERT PHILLIP LEVINSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 81
- JAMES TERRY LIEBNITZSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 81
- DONALD RAY RHODESSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 84
- GARY LAURENCE VANDERBROOKPrivate First Class · Panel 31W, Line 86
From Minot
- ALLAN JAMES KOROMLance Corporal · May 22, 1966
- THOMAS A WELKERStaff Sergeant · July 27, 1967
- LEON LEROY LOCHTHOWEPrivate First Class · September 22, 1967
- WARD GUNARD WALTERSergeant · November 29, 1967
- RICHARD LEE BORGMANPrivate First Class · March 3, 1968
- GEORGE ERNEST VALKER IIISpecialist Four · August 10, 1968
- LAWRENCE ROBERT ESSERSpecialist Four · March 12, 1969
- RICHARD ANTHONY VOLKLance Corporal · March 19, 1969
- JOHN MORRIS JOYCEFirst Lieutenant · April 17, 1969
- BRUCE LLOYD WOLDSergeant · April 21, 1970
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.