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ROBERT L PRUHS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
April 15, 1945 – October 14, 1966
Service recordRobert L Pruhs, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 14, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 74
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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)
- 71 ASLT HEL CO 14 AVN BN AMER DIV
- Born
- April 15, 1945
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 14, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date October 14, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “71 ASLT HEL CO 14 AVN BN AMER DIV”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 74
- WOODWARD S HATFIELD JRHospitalman · October 14, 1966
- DARRELL ASA JACKSONPrivate First Class · October 14, 1966
- DAVID HAROLD MUELLERSpecialist Four · October 14, 1966
- ROGER ALLAN PETERSENPrivate First Class · October 14, 1966
Same unit, same day
- LOUIS TURCHISpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 75
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.