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ROBERT LARRY HUDSON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 15, 1952 – November 22, 1970
Service recordRobert Larry Hudson, of San Joaquin, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 22, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 77 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 77
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Vehicle Driver (64A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- April 15, 1952
- Home of record
- San Joaquin, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 22, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date November 22, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 77
- BRENT ALLAN HAYTONPrivate First Class · November 22, 1970
- MATEO JUAREZSergeant · November 22, 1970
- ROBERT DALE KAVICHCorporal · November 22, 1970
- MARK ALLAN LARSONPrivate First Class · November 22, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RONALD DEAN LEFEBVRESpecialist Four · Panel 6W, Line 78
- MICHAEL TERRY MARTINSpecialist Four · Panel 6W, Line 78
From San Joaquin
- GUADALUPE PEREZSpecialist Four · September 17, 1967
- ROY VERNON BERRY JRCorporal · February 18, 1968
- RAYMOND LUNA PEREZSpecialist Four · August 20, 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.