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ROBERT LAWRENCE LYNCH
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 7, 1947 – October 31, 1969
Service recordRobert Lawrence Lynch, of San Diego, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 31, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 9
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)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 7, 1947
- Home of record
- San Diego, California (San Diego County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 31, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date October 31, 1969; he was the only one lost in Hua Nghia Province that day. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 9
- MICHAEL LEE HOSEAPrivate First Class · October 31, 1969
- LARRY JOE MCGRAWSpecialist Four · October 31, 1969
- PAUL EDMUND REAUMECaptain · October 31, 1969
- RONALD ALAN ROSSCaptain · October 31, 1969
From San Diego
- STANLEY E TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1963
- CLARENCE CLEMENT TESSMANCaptain · August 10, 1963
- WILLIAM CLIFTON HOOVERPetty Officer Second Class · June 10, 1965
- VIRGIL WAYNE BARTONLance Corporal · August 21, 1965
- CHARLES JOSEPH SCHARFColonel · October 1, 1965
- KENNETH JOE HAMMONDSpecialist Four · November 22, 1965
- RICHARD EUGENE GEORGEPrivate First Class · November 23, 1965
- GERALD CLYDE LYMANPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- JOHN JOSEPH SOLLEYLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- DONALD D DAUGHERTYStaff Sergeant · April 13, 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.