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ROBERT LOCKET JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 24, 1949 – April 5, 1970
Service recordRobert Locket JR, of Houston, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 5, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 98
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- August 24, 1949
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 5, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 5, 1970; nine of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 98
- WILLIAM LEE LOWERYLance Corporal · April 5, 1970
- CLARENCE JOSEPH NOVAKSpecialist Four · April 5, 1970
- JOHN WILLARD ROHRFirst Lieutenant · April 5, 1970
- ANDREW MICHAEL SIMKOLieutenant Colonel · April 5, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CLARENCE JASPER CARSON JRCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 95
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.