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ROBERT EDWARD CARMICHAEL
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 1, 1941 – January 2, 1970
Service recordRobert Edward Carmichael, of Vernon Hill, Virginia, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 2, 1970, in Bac Lieu Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 117
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 1, 1941
- Home of record
- Vernon Hill, Virginia (Halifax County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 2, 1970
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Bac Lieu
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date January 2, 1970; four of them were lost in Bac Lieu Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 117
- NICHOLAS GEORGE BROOKSLieutenant Commander · January 2, 1970
- TANNER MARTIN BROWN JRCorporal · January 2, 1970
- JOSEPH MICHAEL DANGELICOSpecialist Four · January 2, 1970
- JOHN THOMAS WESTCaptain · January 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- ROGER WENDELL KVERNESLieutenant Colonel · Panel 15W, Line 119
- EDDIE LEE SPIVEYSergeant First Class · Panel 15W, Line 120
- DENNIS ERWIN DEBNERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 15W, Line 121
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.