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ROBERT DEGEN
Major · U.S. Army
April 3, 1936 – January 8, 1971
Service recordRobert Degen, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on January 8, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 33
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Nuclear Weapons Employment Specialist, Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,a3,s3) (52162)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- April 3, 1936
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 8, 1971
- Age
- 34
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date January 8, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In January 1971, 259 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 33
- KEITH ROYAL WILSON CURRYCommander · January 8, 1971
- ROBERT DARREL DUFFCorporal · January 8, 1971
- BILLY WAYNE HARTWICKPrivate First Class · January 8, 1971
- PATRICK JAMES KIHLStaff Sergeant · January 8, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DOUGLAS MARTIN BECKMANPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 32
- JOHN EMANUEL STEWARTStaff Sergeant · Panel 5W, Line 34
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.