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ROBERT JOHN ROSAR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
April 27, 1946 – May 17, 1968
Service recordRobert John Rosar, of San Bernardino, California, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 17, 1968, in Kien Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 62E, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 62E · Line 11
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- April 27, 1946
- Home of record
- San Bernardino, California (San Bernardino County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 17, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Kien Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
85 names on the Wall carry the date May 17, 1968; four of them were lost in Kien Tuong Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 62E, Line 11
- PHILIP DENNIS MILLERPrivate First Class · May 17, 1968
- DAVID LEROY SCHETTLLance Corporal · May 17, 1968
- FRANCIS BARON SCHMITTWarrant Officer 1 · May 17, 1968
- VICTOR JOHN SCHWEIGPrivate · May 17, 1968
Same unit, same day
- RAYMOND ALBERT HENSLEYSergeant · Panel 62E, Line 5
- WILLIAM F JULIUS IIISergeant · Panel 62E, Line 7
- FRANCIS BARON SCHMITTWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 62E, Line 11
From San Bernardino
- ELGIN LEROY STIRLINGPrivate First Class · July 12, 1965
- FRANK COSME ALCANTARLance Corporal · September 26, 1965
- ROY HOWARD BOWLINGCaptain · November 17, 1965
- FEDERICO SILVALance Corporal · December 18, 1965
- DENNIS DONALD BACKENPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- RICHARD RANGELSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- LOUIS PETER HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID LEE FORCESecond Lieutenant · March 9, 1966
- GABRIEL GALLEGOSPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- AGAPITO MOLINA JRCorporal · July 27, 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.