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ROBERT DALE PERRY
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
November 25, 1938 – November 24, 1970
Service recordRobert Dale Perry, of Columbia, South Carolina, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 24, 1970, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 82
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
- Fixed Wing Pilot, Multi-Engine (101C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- November 25, 1938
- Home of record
- Columbia, South Carolina (Richland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 24, 1970
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date November 24, 1970; three of them were lost in Phong Dinh Province. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 82
- NORMAN FRED PALEYSpecialist Four · November 24, 1970
- SAMUEL RYOICHI SAITOChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 24, 1970
- WILLARD GENE STORIEChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 24, 1970
- FRANK DANIEL TINSLEYPrivate First Class · November 24, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BENJAMIN JONES ANTHONYStaff Sergeant · Panel 6W, Line 81
From Columbia
- EARTHELL TYLERSergeant · November 17, 1965
- LUIS BELT R LOPEZPlatoon Sergeant · December 5, 1965
- EDDIE KENNETH WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · June 30, 1966
- THOMAS JASPER MAULDINStaff Sergeant · September 3, 1966
- CHARLES EDWARD MACMICHAELSergeant First Class · September 17, 1966
- RICHARD FLOYD WALTERSPrivate First Class · October 2, 1966
- CARROLL U THOMPSONCaptain · November 11, 1966
- DOUGLAS THOMAS JRAirman · August 4, 1966
- FORDHAM E FINCH JRPrivate First Class · January 13, 1967
- RICHARD BELTON BROCKMANCaptain · January 17, 1967
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.