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ROBERT RICHARD CHESSER
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
March 12, 1928 – November 20, 1971
Service recordRobert Richard Chesser, of Highland Springs, Virginia, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 20, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 43. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 70
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
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Construction Equipment Supervisor (62N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- March 12, 1928
- Home of record
- Highland Springs, Virginia (Henrico County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 20, 1971
- Age
- 43
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date November 20, 1971; two of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In November 1971, 109 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 70
- HENRY VERNON CLOSSERPetty Officer Second Class · November 20, 1971
- DOUGLAS DUKE EASONPrivate First Class · November 20, 1971
- CARTER JEFFERSON JRStaff Sergeant · November 20, 1971
- JOE L LOVE JRSpecialist Five · November 20, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOE L LOVE JRSpecialist Five · Panel 2W, Line 70
From Highland Springs
- HARRY LEE BLACKBURN JRCaptain · May 10, 1972
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.