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ROBERT MARTIN BUCHECK
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 1, 1944 – September 20, 1969
Service recordRobert Martin Bucheck, of El Monte, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 20, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 116
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Petroleum Supply Specialist (76W)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 1, 1944
- Home of record
- El Monte, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 20, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date September 20, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 116
- LELAND ALSTON BAILEYCorporal · September 20, 1969
- WILLIAM CALVIN BIFFLEPrivate First Class · September 20, 1969
- TIMOTHY ANDREW COOKSergeant · September 20, 1969
- CECIL DAUGHERTYSergeant · September 20, 1969
From El Monte
- DONALD EUGENE SMITHSergeant First Class · November 13, 1964
- BENJAMIN BELTRA CASTANEDAStaff Sergeant · January 23, 1965
- RIGOBERTO C CHACONSergeant · July 15, 1965
- JAMES RICHARD DYERConstructionman · August 6, 1965
- THOMAS HARRY MAYNARDPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- ARLOS CLAYTON WILDERPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- MICHAEL GEORGE CRYARPrivate · May 22, 1966
- CLIFTON E BENNETTSpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- WILLIAM JOSEPH MCDOWELLSpecialist Four · March 30, 1967
- RICHARD JAMES STEWARTCorporal · April 1, 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.