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ROBERT HENRY MIRRER
Major · U.S. Air Force
February 5, 1939 – January 17, 1971
Service recordRobert Henry Mirrer, of Newark, New Jersey, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 17, 1971, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 53 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 53
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 TAC FTR SQ 366 TFW
- Born
- February 5, 1939
- Home of record
- Newark, New Jersey (Essex County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 17, 1971
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date January 17, 1971. In January 1971, 259 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 5W, Line 53
- JOHN HUGHIE GEDDINGSSpecialist Four · January 17, 1971
- MALCOLM JOSEPH LYONSPrivate First Class · January 17, 1971
- JESSE ERNEST NIXONStaff Sergeant · January 17, 1971
- JAMES MICHAEL SCHERERLance Corporal · January 17, 1971
From Newark
- KELLY KARL HEINZEStaff Sergeant · August 24, 1965
- LEROY WILLIAMS JRPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- RICHARD BURGANSPrivate First Class · October 5, 1965
- SCIP TATESpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- ROBERT GOINESSergeant · December 5, 1965
- JOHN PRESTON GREENESpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
- WESTOVEL VENABLEPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- ROY RANSOM ALLENPrivate First Class · March 21, 1966
- ARNOLD WOODSONSpecialist Four · April 5, 1966
- DONALD EDWIN SIEGWARTHLieutenant (junior grade) · June 17, 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.