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ROBERT BROWN ROSHON
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 4, 1949 – May 28, 1970
Service recordRobert Brown Roshon, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 28, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 116
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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
- May 4, 1949
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date May 28, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 116
- WILLIAM LAWRENCE REYNOLDSFirst Lieutenant · May 28, 1970
- TIMOTEO FRED ROMEROSergeant · May 28, 1970
- GREGORY WILLIAM SHEELERSergeant · May 28, 1970
- CLAYTON EDWARD SAVOYSergeant First Class · May 29, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN ROYLE ANDERSSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 111
- ROBERT RAYMOND BERNINGCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 112
- EATTERSON BYRD JRCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 112
- MICHAEL ALBERT FRESECorporal · Panel 10W, Line 113
- JOHN ROBERT GMACKCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 114
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 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.