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ROBERT STEPHEN SHEGOGUE
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 17, 1949 – July 18, 1969
Service recordRobert Stephen Shegogue, of La Plata, Maryland, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 18, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 16
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- August 17, 1949
- Home of record
- La Plata, Maryland (Charles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 18, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date July 18, 1969; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 16
- ROBERT VICTOR MOOREPetty Officer Third Class · July 18, 1969
- WILLIAM C PROCTOR JRPrivate First Class · July 18, 1969
- HECTOR VALLELance Corporal · July 18, 1969
- HENRY ONEIL WILHOITEFirst Lieutenant · July 18, 1969
From La Plata
- FRANCIS DESALES WILLSPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DAVID DESALES WINKLERStaff Sergeant · October 26, 1969
- DAVID BICKNEL BOWLINGFirst Lieutenant · December 26, 1969
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.