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ROBERT JOHN DUTKIEWICZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 20, 1947 – April 15, 1971
Service recordRobert John Dutkiewicz, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 15, 1971, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 126
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
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 20, 1947
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 15, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date April 15, 1971; 12 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 57 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 126
- THOMAS J GETTELFINGERSergeant · April 15, 1971
- TERRY WILLARD GREENEPrivate First Class · April 15, 1971
- ROBERT CHARLES HEINSergeant · April 15, 1971
- PAUL MCKENZIEFirst Lieutenant · April 15, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RONALD EUGENE BALESStaff Sergeant · Panel 4W, Line 125
- JEFFRY EDWARD COWLEYSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 125
- THOMAS J GETTELFINGERSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 126
- TERRY WILLARD GREENEPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 126
- ROBERT CHARLES HEINSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 126
- PAUL MCKENZIEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 4W, Line 126
- GEORGE ARTHUR PACHECOStaff Sergeant · Panel 4W, Line 127
- JERRY SHELDON STEARNSSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 127
- WILLIAM JAMES WARD JRCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 127
- JOHN LANNING WILSON JRSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 128
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.