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ROBERT RICHARD PORTEOUS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 7, 1946 – February 5, 1967
Service recordRobert Richard Porteous, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 5, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 124
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- June 7, 1946
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 5, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 5, 1967; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 124
- GERALD LEE LARSONSpecialist Five · February 5, 1967
- JAMES FRANK MCELYEAPrivate First Class · February 5, 1967
- MELVIN GLEN MOFFETTCorporal · February 5, 1967
- JIMMY EARL MUMFORDCorporal · February 5, 1967
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 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.