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ROBERT HARRY FENNELL
Captain · U.S. Army
October 14, 1942 – March 31, 1970
Service recordRobert Harry Fennell, of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 31, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 62
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Gen Sv Engineer Unit Commander (1328)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B CO 554 ENG BN 79 ENG GRP 20 ENG BDE
- Born
- October 14, 1942
- Home of record
- Ebensburg, Pennsylvania (Cambria County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 31, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date March 31, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 62
- PAUL THOMAS BURRIERSpecialist Four · March 31, 1970
- WILLARD CLINTON DEBOLTCorporal · March 31, 1970
- DAVID HUGH HARLOWSergeant · March 31, 1970
- HARRY ELLIS HAYESFirst Lieutenant · March 31, 1970
From Ebensburg
- PETER MICHAEL COLEMANPrivate First Class · January 31, 1968
- LEROY HARRY SCOTTCorporal · June 16, 1969
- WILLIAM RUSSELL LEWIS JRFirst Lieutenant · October 22, 1971
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.