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ROBERT OCHAB
Captain · U.S. Air Force
October 19, 1942 – January 7, 1970
Service recordRobert Ochab, of Hollis, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 7, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 9
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 390 TAC FIGHTER SQ DANANG AB
- Born
- October 19, 1942
- Home of record
- Hollis, New York (Queens County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 7, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date January 7, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 14W, Line 9
- JOHN DEAN RETSECK JRPrivate First Class · January 7, 1970
- MICHAEL BERNARD ROBINSONCorporal · January 7, 1970
- CRAIG RAY ROGERSSpecialist Four · January 7, 1970
- LAROY FREDERICH ROTHSpecialist Four · January 7, 1970
From Hollis
- RICHARD HENRY GRUNBERGSpecialist Four · December 4, 1966
- ARTHUR ERIC FISHENDENLance Corporal · July 24, 1967
- LINWOOD CALVIN CORBETTSpecialist Four · November 6, 1967
- HENRY HERBERT MCGEEStaff Sergeant · November 7, 1967
- CLARENCE A ROUSSELL JRSecond Lieutenant · March 6, 1968
- JAMES BENJAMIN WHITTIERPrivate · June 27, 1968
- REUBEN MILEY JRLance Corporal · October 1, 1968
- JAMES ALAN COXStaff Sergeant · October 31, 1968
- DAVID CHARLES NELSONCorporal · May 30, 1969
- JAMES HENRY HALLCorporal · September 22, 1969
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.