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ROBERT VINCENT THOMPSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 26, 1949 – May 4, 1970
Service recordRobert Vincent Thompson, of New York, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 4, 1970, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 97 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 97
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Heavy Construction Equipment Operator (62E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- D CO 69 ENG BN 34 ENG GRP 20 ENG BDE
- Born
- June 26, 1949
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 4, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date May 4, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 97
- THEODORE IRWIN ROBERTSSergeant First Class · May 4, 1970
- ALBERT CHARLES SMITHStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1970
- RODNEY ALAN TAYLORSergeant · May 4, 1970
- EDDIE GEAN TERRELLPrivate First Class · May 4, 1970
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 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.