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ROBERT FREDA
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 6, 1949 – September 14, 1970
Service recordRobert Freda, of Miami, Florida, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on September 14, 1970, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 63 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 63
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- September 6, 1949
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 14, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date September 14, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phu Yen Province that day. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 63
- TYRONE CALVIN WATSONStaff Sergeant · September 13, 1970
- NICOLAS WHEELERCorporal · September 13, 1970
- PERCY EUGENE BLY JRSergeant · September 14, 1970
- KENNARD KING KANOSHSpecialist Five · September 14, 1970
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 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.