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ROBERT JOHN WILLIAMS
Major · U.S. Army
September 17, 1943 – May 11, 1972
Service recordRobert John Williams, of Daleville, Alabama, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He was lost on May 11, 1972, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 24
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 17, 1943
- Home of record
- Daleville, Alabama (Dale County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- May 11, 1972
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing in action
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date May 11, 1972; six of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
He died in Binh Long Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 24
- JOHNNY COCHRAN MARTINFirst Sergeant · May 11, 1972
- RODNEY LYNN STROBRIDGEMajor · May 11, 1972
- SAMUEL YOUNG ADAIR JRMajor · May 12, 1972
- LONNIE PAT BOGARDMajor · May 12, 1972
From Daleville
- JAMES EDWARD ISAAC JRPrivate First Class · May 12, 1969
- ROBERT MICHAEL DURALLCorporal · August 22, 1970
- JERALD WAYNE CARTERChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 28, 1971
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.