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ROBERT R MARTINEZ
Private · U.S. Army
February 1, 1945 – December 23, 1966
Service recordRobert R Martinez, of Houston, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on December 23, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 75
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- February 1, 1945
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 23, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date December 23, 1966. In December 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13E, Line 75
- MARVIN GEORGE MANTERNACHPrivate First Class · December 23, 1966
- BARRY MITCHELL MOUNCESpecialist Four · December 23, 1966
- BERNIS J NOVISKICorporal · December 23, 1966
- DONALD ROY OSWALDGunnery Sergeant · December 23, 1966
Same unit, same day
- BARRY MITCHELL MOUNCESpecialist Four · Panel 13E, Line 75
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.