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ROBERT J RYLANDER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 26, 1932 – March 26, 1968
Service recordRobert J Rylander, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 26, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 46E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 46E · Line 41
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Military Police (95B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- November 26, 1932
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 26, 1968
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
87 names on the Wall carry the date March 26, 1968; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In March 1968, 1,767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 SIGNAL BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 46E, Line 41
- WAYNE ERIC RISNERPrivate First Class · March 26, 1968
- RAYMOND FRANK SCHOPMANNCorporal · March 26, 1968
- RALPH SIBLEYPrivate First Class · March 26, 1968
- HAROLD JOSEPH SIMMONSSpecialist Five · March 26, 1968
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.