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ROBERT BAILEY HOWARD
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
January 20, 1945 – August 6, 1969
Service recordRobert Bailey Howard, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on August 6, 1969, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 102 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 102
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 120 AVN CO 165 EVN GRP
- Born
- January 20, 1945
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 6, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date August 6, 1969; five of them were lost in Gia Dinh Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 102
- GEORGE ELMER CANNON SRStaff Sergeant · August 6, 1969
- STANLEY BERNARD HOJNOWSKISpecialist Four · August 6, 1969
- BOBBY JOE JONESStaff Sergeant · August 6, 1969
- MICHAEL DENNIS KELLYStaff Sergeant · August 6, 1969
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 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.