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ROBERT RALPH WEISS
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
March 7, 1940 – September 12, 1968
Service recordRobert Ralph Weiss, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 12, 1968, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 44W, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 44W · Line 43
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 7, 1940
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 12, 1968
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date September 12, 1968. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 44W, Line 43
- JAMES ANDERSEN SMITHFirst Lieutenant · September 12, 1968
- KENNETH ALBERT WEDMANSpecialist Five · September 12, 1968
- JAMES HARDY WHITESergeant · September 12, 1968
- J C WILLIAMS JRSpecialist Four · September 12, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM EARL FOSTER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 44W, Line 37
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.