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ROBERT DAVID HAMILTON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 24, 1953 – July 4, 1972
Service recordRobert David Hamilton, of Pasadena, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 4, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 52
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Heavy Construction Equipment Operator (62E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 24, 1953
- Home of record
- Pasadena, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 4, 1972
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date July 4, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In July 1972, 53 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Bien Hoa Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 52
- STEPHEN HOWARD CUTHBERTMajor · July 3, 1972
- STEPHEN MICHAEL BRUMFIELDPetty Officer Third Class · July 4, 1972
- JOHN EDWARD PARTONCorporal · July 4, 1972
- JOHN HARRY BROCKSergeant · July 7, 1972
From Pasadena
- ARDON WILLIAM CARTERSergeant · February 4, 1966
- GARY MONROE RADFORDPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GEORGE LUDWIG STOLLSpecialist Four · May 5, 1966
- WARREN PARKER SMITH JRLieutenant Colonel · June 22, 1966
- PAUL RUSSELL NICHOLAS JRPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
- LEROY CASE HOTCHKISS IIIPrivate First Class · April 6, 1967
- MERLIN FRANCIS CALDWELLPrivate First Class · May 22, 1967
- JAMES HENRY SPARKSLance Corporal · June 30, 1967
- FRANK BROWN WESTERFIELDSecond Lieutenant · July 5, 1967
- FRANK CHARLES MCNELIS JRPetty Officer Second Class · July 29, 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.