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ROBERT CLARK FERRIS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
August 2, 1946 – January 14, 1967
Service recordRobert Clark Ferris, of Newton Center, Massachusetts, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 14, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 26 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 26
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- August 2, 1946
- Home of record
- Newton Center, Massachusetts (Middlesex County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 14, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date January 14, 1967. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 26
- ARLO FRANK BROWNSpecialist Four · January 14, 1967
- JAMES B CANNINGTON JRCorporal · January 14, 1967
- FRANKLIN HARLEE CANUP JRPetty Officer Second Class · January 14, 1967
- JOE HERBERT EPPSPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
Same unit, same day
- JOE HERBERT EPPSPrivate First Class · Panel 14E, Line 26
- ROGER PAUL GALLANTStaff Sergeant · Panel 14E, Line 27
- ARTHUR RUSSELL LEGROW JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 14E, Line 28
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.