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ROBERT THOMAS BURTON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 26, 1943 – December 2, 1968
Service recordRobert Thomas Burton, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 2, 1968, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 37W, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 37W · Line 21
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Unit Supply Specialist (76Y)
- Unit (as recorded)
- SB 1 BN 27 ARTY 23 ARTY GRP
- Born
- July 26, 1943
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 2, 1968
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
39 names on the Wall carry the date December 2, 1968; two of them were lost in Gia Dinh Province. In December 1968, 855 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 37W, Line 21
- THOMAS WAYNE BLAKESLEESergeant · December 2, 1968
- EARL THOMAS BROOKEHospitalman · December 2, 1968
- JONATHAN BROWNCorporal · December 2, 1968
- JESUS ESCAGEDASpecialist Four · December 2, 1968
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 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.