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ROBERT W HAAKENSON JR
Airman · U.S. Navy
September 19, 1953 – October 24, 1972
Service recordRobert W Haakenson JR, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as an Airman in the U.S. Navy. He died on October 24, 1972, in North Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 84 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 84
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. Navy
- Rank
- Airman (AN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Airman (AN)
- Born
- September 19, 1953
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 24, 1972
- Age
- 19
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date October 24, 1972. In October 1972, 65 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in North Vietnam, outside South Vietnam — most often the sign of an air crew lost over the North or the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 84
- KEVEN ZANE GOODNOStaff Sergeant · October 26, 1972
- CARLOS ALBERTO PEDROSAFirst Lieutenant · October 26, 1972
- MELVIN EDWARD WOLFECorporal · October 26, 1972
- JAMES WAYNE HALLLieutenant Commander · October 28, 1972
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 1966
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.