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ROBERT GRESKOWIAK
Captain · U.S. Air Force
September 25, 1934 – May 15, 1965
Service recordRobert Greskowiak, of West Allis, Wisconsin, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 15, 1965, in Thailand, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 115
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 25, 1934
- Home of record
- West Allis, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 15, 1965
- Age
- 30
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date May 15, 1965. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 115
- JERRY ROBERT JONESStaff Sergeant · May 15, 1965
- WAYNE GILMORE SCHWARTZStaff Sergeant · May 15, 1965
- JESSE RODRIQUEZ ACOSTAStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- JOSE RUBEN ARAGONStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
From West Allis
- DUNCAN FREDERICK KRUEGERPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM TAMM ARNOLDLieutenant Commander · November 18, 1966
- THOMAS LAWRENCE MEIDAMSpecialist Four · August 4, 1967
- DELFERD BENJAMIN DUNIFERSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
- RICHARD BURBACHFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM JAMES HONDELSecond Lieutenant · March 13, 1968
- STANLEY FRANK URBASSpecialist Four · January 26, 1969
- WILLIAM DONALD BAKKENPrivate First Class · February 12, 1969
- JOHN ALLEN BUSCHKESergeant · February 23, 1969
- GREGORY ALLEN HEINRICHPrivate First Class · May 4, 1969
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.