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ROBERT MALUENDA CALIBOSO
Captain · U.S. Army
February 10, 1937 – March 5, 1966
Service recordRobert Maluenda Caliboso, of Honolulu, Hawaii, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 5, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 114
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- February 10, 1937
- Home of record
- Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 5, 1966
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
72 names on the Wall carry the date March 5, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 66 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 114
- ROBERT BROWNSergeant · March 5, 1966
- ALBERT CABANAYANCorporal · March 5, 1966
- PHILIP FITCHLance Corporal · March 5, 1966
- ROBERT CHARLES HESSOMCommander · March 5, 1966
Same unit, same day
- RAY MAX BARNWELLSpecialist Five · Panel 5E, Line 112
- LEWIS DOUGLAS BELLMajor · Panel 5E, Line 113
- GARY WILLIAM EMMETTSergeant First Class · Panel 5E, Line 116
- RICHARD NORMAN GEREAUCaptain · Panel 5E, Line 117
- ROY F HARBISONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 117
- ROBERT JOHN HIBBSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 5E, Line 118
- HENRY DEAN LANKFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 120
- DENNIS M LYDENPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 120
- DANNY A NETHSpecialist Five · Panel 5E, Line 121
- RICHARD E NUTTPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 122
- DENNIS ROYAL ORTWINEPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 122
- JAMES HENRY PAGESpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 122
- MACK DONALD STAINBACK JRPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 125
- CLIFTON WINNINGHAMPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 5E, Line 126
From Honolulu
- JAMES GABRIEL JRSpecialist Five · April 8, 1962
- JAMES HIROSHI ISHIHARAChief Warrant Officer 3 · March 10, 1963
- ALAN YUKIO MATSUURAPrivate First Class · April 12, 1964
- JOSEPH N HAOSergeant First Class · November 14, 1964
- ALBERT KALAHANA KUEWAAirman · September 18, 1964
- FLORENDO B PASCUALSergeant First Class · November 3, 1965
- ROBERT HENRY WHITECorporal · December 3, 1965
- ROY SHIGERU KOBAYASHICaptain · January 23, 1966
- SAMUEL POOKEAOKAL GIFFARDStaff Sergeant · January 25, 1966
- GEORGE GRANT KING WEBB JRLance Corporal · February 10, 1966
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.
