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ROBERT JOHN ACHAS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
January 1, 1943 – March 14, 1965
Service recordRobert John Achas, of Springfield, Illinois, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 14, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 95 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 95
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 3 BN 9 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- January 1, 1943
- Home of record
- Springfield, Illinois (Sangamon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 14, 1965
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date March 14, 1965; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In March 1965, 22 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 95
- MARK RICHARDSON CHASESpecialist Four · March 4, 1965
- DEMPSEY H WILLIAMS IIIFirst Lieutenant · March 9, 1965
- WILLIAM CARROLL MATTISCaptain · March 11, 1965
- RICHARD DEAN SMITHLieutenant Colonel · March 11, 1965
From Springfield
- GLEN EDWARDS KINGLance Corporal · September 10, 1965
- GERALD WILLIAM BRASCHESergeant · September 23, 1966
- WILLIAM TOWNSLEY DEUELCaptain · September 30, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL JOYCEPrivate First Class · October 26, 1966
- DONALD LEE SCHROEDERSpecialist Four · March 19, 1967
- THOMAS LYNN LESTERPrivate First Class · May 20, 1967
- WILLIAM EDWARD HELLYERPrivate First Class · July 18, 1967
- WILLIAM DEAN MARTINLance Corporal · September 2, 1967
- WILLIAM T MCDANIELSpecialist Four · September 5, 1967
- BOBBY GENE BROWNSpecialist Four · November 30, 1967
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.