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ROBERT EARL BUCKLEY
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 25, 1945 – March 4, 1967
Service recordRobert Earl Buckley, of Theodore, Alabama, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 4, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 16
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- October 25, 1945
- Home of record
- Theodore, Alabama (Mobile County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 4, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date March 4, 1967; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 16
- ERNEST MICHAEL BEAUCHAMPLance Corporal · March 4, 1967
- RALPH LAURENCE CARLOCKMajor · March 4, 1967
- ROBERT NELSON CLARK JRSecond Lieutenant · March 4, 1967
- ROBERT JOSEPH GRITTEMaster Sergeant · March 4, 1967
From Theodore
- LEROY LELAND JRPrivate First Class · June 18, 1968
- LEROY NELSONCorporal · April 9, 1970
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.