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ROBERT PHILLIP OBRIEN
Private · U.S. Army
September 1, 1950 – May 31, 1970
Service recordRobert Phillip Obrien, of Whittier, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 31, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 126
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 (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Whittier, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 31, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
32 names on the Wall carry the date May 31, 1970; nine of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 126
- THOMAS WILLIAM MORIARTYPrivate First Class · May 31, 1970
- HILARIO OCHOA PEREZPrivate First Class · May 31, 1970
- FRANK MICHAEL PERRY JRCorporal · May 31, 1970
- MARK DURWOOD PONTIUSCorporal · May 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOHN CHARLES BURRISChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 10W, Line 123
- JAMES DONALD GRIFFINWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 124
- BRUCE RICHARDSONSpecialist Five · Panel 10W, Line 127
From Whittier
- CLIFFORD WAYNE MCROBERTSSergeant · February 7, 1966
- DAVID MICHAEL OLANDSpecialist Four · June 8, 1966
- RICHARD MIGUEL HARTNELLPrivate First Class · July 31, 1966
- DANNY RAY RUNDLEPrivate First Class · September 18, 1966
- WAYNE NORMAN CARDCorporal · February 16, 1967
- HUGO ARTHUR BOCANEGRAPrivate First Class · July 31, 1967
- ROBERT CHARLES MELENDREZSpecialist Four · November 12, 1967
- MICHAEL JOHN THIRKETTLEPetty Officer Third Class · November 26, 1967
- DANIEL ALEXANDER VERDUGOLance Corporal · December 21, 1967
- ROBERT BLAIR ENGLAND IIPrivate First Class · January 29, 1968
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.