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ROBERT JOHN SCHOENHOFF
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 11, 1947 – March 9, 1971
Service recordRobert John Schoenhoff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 9, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 34 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 34
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 11, 1947
- Home of record
- Cincinnati, Ohio (Hamilton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 9, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date March 9, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 34
- BRUCE WOHLRABSpecialist Four · March 9, 1971
- WILLIAM EUGENE BAILEYCaptain · March 10, 1971
- BRUNSON A DERRICK SRSpecialist Five · March 10, 1971
- DALE MICHAEL MOZDZENCorporal · March 10, 1971
From Cincinnati
- ROBERT DAVID BENNETTCaptain · November 5, 1962
- TOM WARDSergeant First Class · August 20, 1964
- KENNETH EDWARD HUMELieutenant Commander · March 29, 1965
- JAMES MELVEN PENNYPrivate First Class · July 15, 1965
- GENE RAYMOND GOLLAHONLieutenant · August 13, 1965
- LEONARD FREDERICK VOGT JRCommander · September 18, 1965
- CLARENCE HENRY GRAYStaff Sergeant · October 5, 1965
- EDWARD KEMPPrivate First Class · October 23, 1965
- CHARLES R DAVIS JRSpecialist Five · November 1, 1965
- TOMMY ALLEN DOAKPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
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.