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ROBERT EDWARD HARPER
Captain · U.S. Army
October 24, 1946 – October 13, 1970
Service recordRobert Edward Harper, of Houston, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on October 13, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 132 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 132
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- October 24, 1946
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 13, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date October 13, 1970; ten of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 132
- JOSEPH LYONS CHESTNUTColonel · October 13, 1970
- LOUIS EMIL JANCAFirst Sergeant · October 13, 1970
- GEORGE HENRY KINGSTON JRPrivate First Class · October 13, 1970
- ANIBAL P LOZADA-WICHYSpecialist Four · October 13, 1970
Same unit, same day
- EUGENE ONEIL BROWNPrivate First Class · Panel 7W, Line 130
- STEPHEN MICHAEL CADYPrivate First Class · Panel 7W, Line 131
- MARK IRWIN GROSSSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 131
- RICKS ARBRA HUTSONSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 131
- PHILLIP ARTHUR NICHOLSCaptain · Panel 7W, Line 133
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL SULLIVANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 7W, Line 133
- LARRY ALLEN WALKERSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 133
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.