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ROBERT EUGENE HARRIS
Captain · U.S. Marine Corps
October 23, 1934 – May 22, 1968
Service recordRobert Eugene Harris, of Russell, Kentucky, served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 22, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 65E, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 65E · Line 10
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
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Officer (I) (0302)
- Born
- October 23, 1934
- Home of record
- Russell, Kentucky (Greenup County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1968
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
73 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1968; 28 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 65E, Line 10
- CHARLES WESLEY HASKELLSergeant · May 22, 1968
- ANTHONY DWIGHT HATCHERPrivate First Class · May 22, 1968
- ROLANDO HERNANDEZLance Corporal · May 22, 1968
- ROBERT LYLE HICKSSergeant First Class · May 22, 1968
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.