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ROBERT EDWARD ELDRED
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 1, 1938 – October 1, 1971
Service recordRobert Edward Eldred, of Savannah, Georgia, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 1, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 32
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 1, 1938
- Home of record
- Savannah, Georgia (Chatham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 1, 1971
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date October 1, 1971; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 32
- THOMAS RODGERS STANSBURYWarrant Officer 1 · September 30, 1971
- HALTON RAMSEY VINCENTCaptain · September 30, 1971
- JEFFERY LYNN WRIGHTSpecialist Four · September 30, 1971
- ROBERT HOWARD MAGGSPrivate First Class · October 1, 1971
From Savannah
- WILLIAM FREW TRAIN IIIFirst Lieutenant · June 16, 1962
- HENRY STERLING MCWHORTERLieutenant · August 29, 1965
- JERRY JIVENSStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- JAMES MAYNARD SPENCESpecialist Four · February 27, 1966
- BARNETTE GARTRELL JENKINSPrivate First Class · March 2, 1966
- HARLOW GARY CLARK JRLieutenant Colonel · March 7, 1966
- JOHN EDWARD CAIL JRSpecialist Four · May 9, 1966
- WILLMATT BROWNPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- WILLIAM JONES JRSergeant · June 18, 1966
- ERNEST MAXWELL SHUMAN JRSpecialist Five · August 1, 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.