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ROBERT JAMES ROSS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 1, 1947 – July 1, 1968
Service recordRobert James Ross, of Charlotte, North Carolina, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 54W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 54W · Line 32
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Heavy Anti-Armor Weapons Infantryman (11H)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 1, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
44 names on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1968; nine of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Read the history
Also on Panel 54W, Line 32
- MILES ROBERT GREGOIRESergeant · July 1, 1968
- MORRIS EDWARD OSTRANDERSpecialist Four · July 1, 1968
- ROBERT LAWRENCE PULSSpecialist Four · July 1, 1968
- THOMAS RUIZLance Corporal · July 1, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM T ANDERSEN JRSergeant First Class · Panel 54W, Line 25
- PETER JASON ANGLECorporal · Panel 54W, Line 26
- JOHN MICHAEL BUTTSPrivate First Class · Panel 54W, Line 27
- HENRY JOSEPH OKUSKY JRSecond Lieutenant · Panel 54W, Line 31
From Charlotte
- HARRY WILLIAM LOVE JRPrivate First Class · June 30, 1965
- EDWARD DEAN BROWN JRLieutenant (junior grade) · July 29, 1965
- TROY MILLER THOMPSON JRPrivate First Class · September 26, 1965
- REGINALD ALVIN WATKINSSergeant · November 15, 1965
- GERRALD AUNDRE STANSELLSergeant · February 8, 1966
- FREDDIE WALLACE GREENSergeant · February 19, 1966
- JOHNSON FRANCIS FRANKStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- LOOMIS OGLESBY IIISpecialist Four · March 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEWIS DIALPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- RONALD MARTIN SUTTONCorporal · March 18, 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.