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ROBERT THOMAS WILSON
Captain · U.S. Army
June 25, 1946 – October 16, 1970
Service recordRobert Thomas Wilson, of Dothan, Alabama, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on October 16, 1970, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 4
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Officer (4823)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- June 25, 1946
- Home of record
- Dothan, Alabama (Houston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 16, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date October 16, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 12 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 4
- JOHN DEWEY LIVINGSTONSergeant · October 16, 1970
- BERNARD JAMES LOVETT JRFirst Lieutenant · October 16, 1970
- DAVID ALAN MOOREPrivate First Class · October 16, 1970
- JOHN RAMSEY BREGLERChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 17, 1970
From Dothan
- RUSSELL WILFORD KISTLERChief Warrant Officer 2 · January 12, 1966
- RANDLE KINNEYPrivate First Class · November 9, 1966
- CHARLES WALKER FORDPrivate First Class · April 6, 1967
- LOWELL C HANSENStaff Sergeant · August 6, 1967
- HURLEY ALVIN SMITHLance Corporal · February 2, 1968
- JEFFERY ALLEN YERIONPrivate First Class · May 4, 1968
- ERNEST LEE ELLIOTTSpecialist Four · June 20, 1968
- WILLIAM ROBERT GREGORYSpecialist Five · June 9, 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.