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ROBERT JAMES ROSENOW
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 10, 1948 – May 29, 1969
Service recordRobert James Rosenow, of La Farge, Wisconsin, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 29, 1969, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23W · Line 18
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 82 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- August 10, 1948
- Home of record
- La Farge, Wisconsin (Vernon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 29, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date May 29, 1969; two of them were lost in Gia Dinh Province. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 82nd Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 23W, Line 18
- JOE RODRIGUEZCorporal · May 29, 1969
- LEE ELDEN SINCLAIRStaff Sergeant · May 29, 1969
- MICHAEL CORY VOLHEIMSpecialist Four · May 29, 1969
- CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · May 29, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES WILFORD CLAYPrivate First Class · Panel 23W, Line 14
- CRIS HOLLIDAYCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 15
- HERMAN LEROY JUDY JRCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 15
- RICHARD LEE PATTERSONFirst Lieutenant · Panel 23W, Line 17
- JOE RODRIGUEZCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 18
- CRAIG EDWARD YATESCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 19
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.