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ROBERT CHARLES RICE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 17, 1948 – October 27, 1967
Service recordRobert Charles Rice, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 27, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 28E, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28E · Line 86
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 17, 1948
- Home of record
- Dearborn Heights, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 27, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
60 names on the Wall carry the date October 27, 1967; 22 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 81 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28E, Line 86
- JOHN ALLEN ROBERTSSergeant First Class · October 27, 1967
- GARY ARDEN RUCKTAESCHELSpecialist Four · October 27, 1967
- HARRY LEE SCHLEESecond Lieutenant · October 27, 1967
- ERICK LEE WASHINGTONLance Corporal · October 27, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RODGER GLYNN BARNESCorporal · Panel 28E, Line 78
- GEORGE PATRICK BARRETTCorporal · Panel 28E, Line 78
- HORACE CANNCorporal · Panel 28E, Line 79
- EDWARD CHARITY JRSergeant · Panel 28E, Line 79
- WALTER A MARABLE JRSergeant · Panel 28E, Line 83
- DENNIS HOWARD GRANTSergeant · Panel 28E, Line 84
- HARRY MERLE MCNALLYSpecialist Four · Panel 28E, Line 85
- JOHN ALLEN ROBERTSSergeant First Class · Panel 28E, Line 86
- DAVID LOUIS STOLLCorporal · Panel 28E, Line 87
- JUAN JESUS VILLALOBOSSergeant · Panel 28E, Line 88
- ROGER DALE WILFONGStaff Sergeant · Panel 28E, Line 89
From Dearborn Heights
- JOHN FRANCIS BANKOWSKISpecialist Four · January 27, 1967
- BRUCE ELLIOT BOWERSPrivate First Class · April 17, 1967
- MICHAEL PATRICK GALLAGHERPrivate First Class · May 21, 1967
- GERALD ALEXANDER TUCKERSpecialist Four · February 12, 1968
- BRUCE JEFFREY WILDERPrivate First Class · May 12, 1968
- GLENN OWEN HELKAPrivate First Class · September 5, 1968
- WILLIAM JOSEPH MURPHYPrivate First Class · January 30, 1969
- DALE ALLEN NICHOLLSergeant · February 23, 1969
- FREDDY PAUL HEUGELSpecialist Four · February 24, 1969
- DONALD JAMES SPATAFOREPrivate · March 13, 1969
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.