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ROBERT LEE WILLETT
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 10, 1945 – January 18, 1970
Service recordRobert Lee Willett, of Springfield, Illinois, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 18, 1970, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 45
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- April 10, 1945
- Home of record
- Springfield, Illinois (Sangamon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 18, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date January 18, 1970; three of them were lost in Long An Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 10 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 45
- DENNIS MICHAEL TOPOLINSKICorporal · January 18, 1970
- EDWARD JOSEPH WITEKSergeant · January 18, 1970
- RAYMOND JOHN AQUINOPrivate · January 19, 1970
- MARION CROOM JRSergeant · January 19, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KENT DOUGLAS MATTHEWSSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 42
- BILLY GERALD HARRISONCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 43
From Springfield
- ROBERT JOHN ACHASLance Corporal · March 14, 1965
- GLEN EDWARDS KINGLance Corporal · September 10, 1965
- GERALD WILLIAM BRASCHESergeant · September 23, 1966
- WILLIAM TOWNSLEY DEUELCaptain · September 30, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL JOYCEPrivate First Class · October 26, 1966
- DONALD LEE SCHROEDERSpecialist Four · March 19, 1967
- THOMAS LYNN LESTERPrivate First Class · May 20, 1967
- WILLIAM EDWARD HELLYERPrivate First Class · July 18, 1967
- WILLIAM DEAN MARTINLance Corporal · September 2, 1967
- WILLIAM T MCDANIELSpecialist Four · September 5, 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.