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ROBERT WALTER THORNE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 1, 1950 – March 12, 1971
Service recordRobert Walter Thorne, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on March 12, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 42
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 Vehicle Driver (64B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- April 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 12, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date March 12, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 42
- JIMMY ODENEALPrivate First Class · March 12, 1971
- SAMUEL TAYLOR OWENSpecialist Four · March 12, 1971
- MICHAEL RICHARD REBERLance Corporal · March 12, 1971
- BENJAMIN EUGENE SLAGOWSKIStaff Sergeant · March 12, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RAYMOND JOHN BAKERSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 39
- JOSEPH JAMES GOMEZSpecialist Five · Panel 4W, Line 40
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 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.