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ROBERT STEPHEN SOMBATI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 17, 1949 – January 5, 1970
Service recordRobert Stephen Sombati, of Akron, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 5, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 1
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Akron, Ohio (Summit County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 5, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date January 5, 1970; six of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 1
- LARRY WARREN ROBINSONMajor · January 5, 1970
- HERMAN PAUL SANCHEZCorporal · January 5, 1970
- RICHARD CARL SCHMIDTStaff Sergeant · January 5, 1970
- LARRY VILLANUEVAPrivate First Class · January 5, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM F GILMORE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 128
- LARRY NESBIT LAMBPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 129
- DONALD EUGENE LEWTERPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 129
- TOM ANDREW METCALFStaff Sergeant · Panel 15W, Line 130
- CHARLES THOMAS MOOREPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 130
From Akron
- PAUL R HELTSLEY IIIPrivate First Class · July 17, 1964
- ANDREW MILLARD KEACaptain · May 16, 1965
- GEORGE HOWARD FRAZEE JRSergeant · May 28, 1965
- FRANK WILLARD WILSONCorporal · June 6, 1965
- ROBERT DUANE STEPANOVSpecialist Four · July 5, 1965
- RICHARD WEBSTERSpecialist Four · January 29, 1966
- WAYNE HULEN ROWLANDPrivate First Class · April 17, 1966
- RICHARD DOUGLAS HOGARTHFirst Lieutenant · May 6, 1966
- JOSEPH STANLEY VESELY JRSpecialist Four · June 19, 1966
- JAMES QUINEL AYDLETTFirst Lieutenant · July 11, 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.