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ROBERT LLOYD BENNETT
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 30, 1947 – February 23, 1969
Service recordRobert Lloyd Bennett, of Salinas, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 89
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- O-1/U-6 Airplane Repairman (67B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 30, 1947
- Home of record
- Salinas, California (Monterey County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
209 names on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1969; ten of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 89
- ANDREW LEE BELFIELDLance Corporal · February 23, 1969
- DAVID EUGENE BELVERLance Corporal · February 23, 1969
- HOWARD STANLEY BIESANTZPrivate · February 23, 1969
- RANDALL LAWRENCE BROCKWAYSergeant · February 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GUY FRANCIS ABBOTTSergeant First Class · Panel 32W, Line 87
- KYLE ASHCOM ADDAIRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 32W, Line 87
- JAMES BERENDSSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 90
- KEVIN FRANCIS CREGONSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 94
- ABEL JOSEPH DELA PAZPrivate First Class · Panel 32W, Line 95
- EARNEST WILMER GRAHAMPrivate First Class · Panel 31W, Line 1
- EDWARD LOUIS GRIGGS IIIPrivate First Class · Panel 31W, Line 2
- GREGORY THAYER LINDSAYSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 8
- LOUIS VINCENT MARCIANOSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 9
- JESSE BARRERA MONTEZCorporal · Panel 31W, Line 13
- DALE ALLEN NICHOLLSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 13
- RICHARD EMIL OLSONStaff Sergeant · Panel 31W, Line 14
- CHARLES RAY ORNSBEYCorporal · Panel 31W, Line 14
- DANIEL LOYD POFFSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 16
- MYRON EDWIN RHUECorporal · Panel 31W, Line 17
- BOBBY SANDERSONSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 20
- LARRY RAY SHORTSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 21
- DARRYL WAYNE SHUSTERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 21
- EDWARD BERNARD STEELESergeant First Class · Panel 31W, Line 23
- DAVID HARRY SUNDQUISTSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 25
- PAUL HENRY TOBERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 27
- CHARLIE LARRY WILDERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 30
- RONALD JAMES WILKINSONSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 30
From Salinas
- JOE CARROL ROBERTSONCaptain · June 18, 1965
- ALTON EUGENE BAKERPrivate First Class · November 1, 1965
- DARELL GOODWIN FREEMANPrivate First Class · November 22, 1965
- ERNEST FELIPE LOSOYALance Corporal · December 19, 1965
- ROBERT LESTER MILLERLieutenant · March 7, 1967
- DANNY JOE KEITHCorporal · June 2, 1967
- GERALD LELAND POPPASergeant · August 1, 1968
- DAVID CHISUMPrivate First Class · August 16, 1968
- RICKY LYNN CORNELLSpecialist Four · November 14, 1968
- JAMES CLARK CARLSONPrivate First Class · November 23, 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.