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ROBERT GARLAND SIMES JR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 6, 1951 – August 23, 1970
Service recordRobert Garland Simes JR, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 23, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 134 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 134
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 6, 1951
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 23, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 23, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 134
- ROBERT DAWSON ROTHER JRPrivate First Class · August 23, 1970
- SAM EUGENE STOUTStaff Sergeant · August 23, 1970
- EVERETT EARL WELLS JRSergeant · August 23, 1970
- JOHN FREDRICK WERNERSpecialist Five · August 23, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN DAVID PHILLIPSChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 8W, Line 133
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 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.