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ROBERT W CLIREHUGH JR
Captain · U.S. Army
April 19, 1944 – April 22, 1969
Service recordRobert W Clirehugh JR, of San Francisco, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 22, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 24
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- April 19, 1944
- Home of record
- San Francisco, California (San Francisco County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 22, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date April 22, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26W, Line 24
- WILLIAM HODGES BAZEMORELance Corporal · April 22, 1969
- CHESTER ELMEARL BINGHAMSpecialist Four · April 22, 1969
- ROY ARNOLD CARROLLSpecialist Four · April 22, 1969
- WILLIAM JAMES COUSARStaff Sergeant · April 22, 1969
From San Francisco
- BRUCE CHARLES FARRELLLieutenant · October 8, 1963
- JOHN F SANTOS JRCaptain · April 28, 1964
- HARRY PAUL GAMBLEPrivate First Class · June 7, 1965
- LUDWIG PETER KOHLERPrivate First Class · July 26, 1965
- WILLIAM GEORGE WHEATLEYPrivate First Class · October 13, 1965
- EVERETT WILLIAM GOIASSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- JOHN ARTHUR NATHANSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- RONALD DENNIS FERGUSONSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- JOSE WILFREDO SUAREZSpecialist Five · November 20, 1965
- LAAVALE FUATAU TAGATALance Corporal · December 3, 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.