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ROBERT DAVID WALDEN
Captain · U.S. Army
October 9, 1942 – March 15, 1970
Service recordRobert David Walden, of Johns Island, South Carolina, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 1
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 9, 1942
- Home of record
- Johns Island, South Carolina (Charleston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 1
- EDDIE SAM RANDALL JRSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- HAROLD OWEN RICHARDSONSergeant · March 15, 1970
- MICHAEL ANDREW ROMEROLance Corporal · March 15, 1970
- FLOYD DEAN WEBBERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1970
From Johns Island
- LUCIEN ROBINSONPrivate First Class · February 21, 1968
- ISIAH SIMMONSCaptain · August 24, 1968
- HARRISON WINE JRPrivate First Class · March 11, 1969
- JOSEPH WILLIAM COXCaptain · September 12, 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.