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ROBERT BALL
Major · U.S. Air Force
October 27, 1927 – June 10, 1968
Service recordRobert Ball, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 10, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 58W, Line 17 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 58W · Line 17
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- October 27, 1927
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1968
- Age
- 40
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1968; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In June 1968, 1,257 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 58W, Line 17
- RICHARD CAROLINUS YEEND JRCaptain · June 9, 1968
- EDWARD DALE BENNETTSergeant · June 10, 1968
- WILLIAM WAYNE BOETJESpecialist Four · June 10, 1968
- ROGER THOMAS BURROWSLance Corporal · June 10, 1968
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.