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ROBERT STEVEN TRUJILLO
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 3, 1946 – January 7, 1968
Service recordRobert Steven Trujillo, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was lost on January 7, 1968, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 33E, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33E · Line 76
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 3, 1946
- Home of record
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- January 7, 1968
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- First reported
- Missing in action
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
77 names on the Wall carry the date January 7, 1968; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 33E, Line 76
- ANDREW JESENEK TELLISCaptain · January 7, 1968
- ROBERT WILLIAM VADENSergeant · January 7, 1968
- DANNY RAY VANCELance Corporal · January 7, 1968
- LAWRENCE RICHARD WALTONLance Corporal · January 7, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT FRANCIS BAHL JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 33E, Line 63
- DONALD RICHARD BRUCKNERSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 64
- JOHNNY RAY BRYSONSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 64
- KENNETH DORAN BUTLERCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 65
- MANUEL CASILLA-VAZQUEZ JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 65
- ROBERT LEE HELLERCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 65
- DELMER R JONESStaff Sergeant · Panel 33E, Line 65
- MARSHALL H FORDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 33E, Line 67
- CONRAD NICHOLAS GONZALEZPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 67
- BOB LEROY GREGORYLieutenant Colonel · Panel 33E, Line 67
- RAUL GRIMALDO GUTIERREZPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 68
- LOUIS HILLYERSergeant First Class · Panel 33E, Line 68
- ARNOLDO LEONEL CARRILLOCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 69
- RUFUS HOODPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 69
- ROBERT CURT KEARNEYSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 70
- RICHARD CARLYSLE KEEFEMaster Sergeant · Panel 33E, Line 70
- LLOYD E KNAKECorporal · Panel 33E, Line 71
- ARTHUR LEON LAUDERDALESpecialist Five · Panel 33E, Line 71
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL MALONEMajor · Panel 33E, Line 71
- EDWARD JAMES REEDERSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 74
- HUBERT ROYSTER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 74
- JAMES MARVIN STONEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 33E, Line 75
- FRANK SUTTONSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 75
- ROBERT WILLIAM VADENSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 76
From Santa Fe
- FRANCIS XAVIER NAVACorporal · September 8, 1966
- JOHN FRANK RAY GRIEGOCorporal · January 14, 1967
- MANUEL TIODORO SEGURAPrivate First Class · February 3, 1968
- GILBERT MORALESSergeant First Class · July 14, 1968
- WILLIE DANIEN MARTINEZCorporal · March 27, 1969
- RICHARD EDWARD GRIEGOSpecialist Four · March 29, 1969
- SANTIAGO V E QUINTANAPrivate First Class · May 23, 1969
- PEDRO ASCENCION DELORAPrivate First Class · August 7, 1969
- ENRIQUE VALDEZGunnery Sergeant · August 26, 1969
- LEROY LARKIN HOWLANDSpecialist Four · November 20, 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.