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ROBERT HUGHESTON CHANDLER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 30, 1941 – May 26, 1967
Service recordRobert Hugheston Chandler, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 20E, Line 111 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20E · Line 111
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 30, 1941
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1967
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
91 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20E, Line 111
- MICHAEL WILLIAM CAREYHospitalman · May 26, 1967
- HARRY KENNETH CARTRETTELance Corporal · May 26, 1967
- ANTHONY MAC CASSCorporal · May 26, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD COLEMANPrivate First Class · May 26, 1967
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES DELMAR ALLEN JRPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 109
- DOMENICO CACCIOLASpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 110
- WILLIAM L DORNBERGH JRSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 113
- DAVID ROY CUSHINGSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 114
- EDWARD STEPHAN FISHERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 20E, Line 114
- ALAN JAMES RUDDELLSpecialist Four · Panel 20E, Line 124
- LOREN CLEVELAND SURLESPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 126
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
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.