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ROBERT LOUIS SHIRODA JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 16, 1948 – February 24, 1969
Service recordRobert Louis Shiroda JR, of Houghton, Michigan, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 24, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 40
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- C BTRY 6 BN 15 ARTY 23 ARTY GRP
- Born
- January 16, 1948
- Home of record
- Houghton, Michigan (Houghton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 24, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
54 names on the Wall carry the date February 24, 1969; five of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 40
- LEROY ELLSWORTH SHELDONSpecialist Four · February 24, 1969
- RICHARD LEE SHUCKSergeant · February 24, 1969
- GAROLD RAY SIMMERSPrivate First Class · February 24, 1969
- GARY WENDELL SMITHPrivate First Class · February 24, 1969
From Houghton
- ALAN DOUGLAS FREDRICKSONPrivate First Class · April 9, 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.