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ROBERT KEITH CAIN II
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 1, 1950 – May 30, 1971
Service recordRobert Keith Cain II, of Valinda, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 30, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 59
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- December 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Valinda, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 30, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date May 30, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 40 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 59
- MITCHELL ODELL BARNESSergeant · May 30, 1971
- ERVIN BENJAMIN CHERRYSergeant First Class · May 30, 1971
- ROY MICHAEL SEABROOKPrivate · May 30, 1971
- JACK WALTER BRUNSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 31, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ROY MICHAEL SEABROOKPrivate · Panel 3W, Line 59
From Valinda
- MICHAEL LE ROY ELLISSpecialist Four · November 19, 1967
- JOHN ROSALEZ GALABIZLance Corporal · July 8, 1968
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.