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ROBERT ONEAL NIMAN
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 28, 1951 – August 22, 1970
Service recordRobert Oneal Niman, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on August 22, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 131
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 28, 1951
- Home of record
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 22, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date August 22, 1970; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 131
- JEFFERY ALLEN MILLERLance Corporal · August 22, 1970
- EDWARD JAMES NOVAKPrivate First Class · August 22, 1970
- THOMAS JOHN ROBERTSCorporal · August 22, 1970
- DONNIE PAUL SMITHSpecialist Four · August 22, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH DALE BILLSCorporal · Panel 8W, Line 129
- WAYNE ROBERT DAVISSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 129
- ROBERT MICHAEL DURALLCorporal · Panel 8W, Line 130
- GARY LEE FRAZIERSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 130
- LAWRENCE GEIGERPrivate First Class · Panel 8W, Line 130
- RONALD LEE YOUNGSpecialist Five · Panel 8W, Line 132
From Tulsa
- JORDEN DUWAYNE FORRESTERSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- MARTIN RONALD SCOTTColonel · March 15, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN DOKESergeant · March 24, 1966
- DAVID LEE CHAPMANPrivate First Class · May 18, 1966
- STANLEY GILBERT COXCaptain · May 18, 1966
- FLOYD WAYNE HAMILTONLance Corporal · May 23, 1966
- WILLIAM ROSS SAVAGEWarrant Officer 1 · June 24, 1966
- ISAIAH HERMAN WILSONPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- PAUL WILLIAM JOHNSONCaptain · July 22, 1966
- LEE GRANT JOHNSONLance Corporal · July 30, 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.