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ROBERT JAMES GOODMAN
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 20, 1948 – October 5, 1968
Service recordRobert James Goodman, of Franklin, Pennsylvania, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 5, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 41W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 41W · Line 12
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Heavy Construction Equipment Operator (62E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 362 ENG CO 588 ENG BN 79 ENG GRP 20 ENG BDE
- Born
- April 20, 1948
- Home of record
- Franklin, Pennsylvania (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 5, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date October 5, 1968; 25 of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 41W, Line 12
- RAYMOND LEE HOPKINSSpecialist Four · October 5, 1968
- JOHNNY WILLIAM HUMPHREYSpecialist Four · October 5, 1968
- AUBREY EUGENE JACOBS JRFirst Lieutenant · October 5, 1968
- ALEX LOUIS MITCHELLCorporal · October 5, 1968
From Franklin
- BERNARD FRANCIS KISTLERFirst Lieutenant · November 8, 1966
- LARRY CLARENCE HAYLETTSpecialist Four · January 11, 1967
- JOHN EDWARD LOGUE JRCorporal · May 21, 1969
- GEORGE W DANIELS JRPrivate · October 9, 1970
- PAUL EDWARD REEDStaff Sergeant · October 31, 1970
- WILLIAM LEROY SCHELLSpecialist Four · March 23, 1971
- EDWIN FREDERICK FISHERCorporal · April 17, 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.