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ROBERT EUGENE DECELLE II
Captain · U.S. Army
October 18, 1945 – February 21, 1971
Service recordRobert Eugene Decelle II, of Alameda, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 21, 1971, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 128
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- October 18, 1945
- Home of record
- Alameda, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 21, 1971
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date February 21, 1971; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 128
- ROBERT CORONADOSpecialist Four · February 21, 1971
- EDWARD FRANCIS DOWNEY JRSpecialist Four · February 21, 1971
- SABINO LARA JRSpecialist Four · February 21, 1971
- JOHN JOSEPH LEVULISSpecialist Four · February 21, 1971
Same unit, same day
- CARL HENRY CACCIASpecialist Five · Panel 5W, Line 127
- JOHN JOSEPH LEVULISSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 128
- ROBERT JAMES POTTSSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 129
- MITCHELL BRUCE SMITHSpecialist Five · Panel 5W, Line 130
- ROBERT JOSEPH THELENSpecialist Five · Panel 5W, Line 130
From Alameda
- LOSSY RAY WANGLERLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- MILTON J S SEUPrivate First Class · June 4, 1966
- ROBERT PATRICK SOUSALance Corporal · July 10, 1966
- DEREK BOYD POPESpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- BRUCE EDGAR YATESFirst Lieutenant · November 7, 1966
- VENNIE LEE SMITHPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- GARY ANTHONY PLUMBPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- VINCENT RICHARD WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · March 21, 1967
- GARY TERRENCE COLEMANPrivate First Class · July 12, 1967
- AUSTIN BRUCE COOKStaff Sergeant · July 17, 1967
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.