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ROBERT LEE WEISSER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
December 13, 1949 – August 30, 1971
Service recordRobert Lee Weisser, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 30, 1971, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 6
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 13, 1949
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 30, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date August 30, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 6
- TERRY MICHAEL HAMMONDSpecialist Four · August 30, 1971
- HAROLD CLAYTON HUNTER IISergeant · August 30, 1971
- DONALD NEIL PENSYLSpecialist Four · August 30, 1971
- SAMUEL OLIVER SMALLSpecialist Five · August 30, 1971
Same unit, same day
- TERRY MICHAEL HAMMONDSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 6
- HAROLD CLAYTON HUNTER IISergeant · Panel 2W, Line 6
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.