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ROBERT JOHN CRABBE
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
June 12, 1941 – April 18, 1967
Service recordRobert John Crabbe, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 18, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 18E, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18E · Line 45
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 12, 1941
- Home of record
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (Washtenaw County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 18, 1967
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date April 18, 1967; five of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In April 1967, 887 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 98 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18E, Line 45
- ROBERT BENNETT EMROPlatoon Sergeant · April 18, 1967
- PATRICK LAWRENCE HALEYCaptain · April 18, 1967
- VERNICE HOLLINGSWORTHSpecialist Four · April 18, 1967
- ROY MORGAN JONES JRPrivate First Class · April 18, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RONALD DWIGHT BRUCESpecialist Four · Panel 18E, Line 44
- PATRICK LAWRENCE HALEYCaptain · Panel 18E, Line 45
- VERNICE HOLLINGSWORTHSpecialist Four · Panel 18E, Line 45
- THOMAS DEAL MENDENHALLMajor · Panel 18E, Line 46
From Ann Arbor
- GEORGE FREDERICK VLISIDESMajor · January 27, 1965
- DAVID DAYLE MCKENZIELance Corporal · July 12, 1965
- DONALD BARRETT RODDYPrivate First Class · November 15, 1965
- WALTER EDWIN MCINTIRE JRPrivate First Class · January 2, 1966
- STANLEY JAMES THOMPSONSpecialist Four · February 4, 1966
- CLARK NEWELL WOODWORTH JRCaptain · February 28, 1966
- WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSONCorporal · April 17, 1966
- DAVID RAYMOND WAGENERCaptain · October 20, 1966
- DANIEL JOHN ILLIPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
- CLIVE VERE MOSIERPrivate First Class · April 24, 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.