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ROBERT WAYNE HAYES
Major · U.S. Air Force
March 30, 1935 – October 6, 1969
Service recordRobert Wayne Hayes, of Fairland, Indiana, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on October 6, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 45
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 AF
- Born
- March 30, 1935
- Home of record
- Fairland, Indiana (Shelby County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 6, 1969
- Age
- 34
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date October 6, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “7 AF”, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 45
- ISAAC JOSEPH CORBETTStaff Sergeant · October 6, 1969
- WENDELL PAUL CURRYFirst Lieutenant · October 6, 1969
- GENE PAUL FUSSEYSpecialist Four · October 6, 1969
- MICHAEL ELSMERE LUCASPrivate First Class · October 6, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ISAAC JOSEPH CORBETTStaff Sergeant · Panel 17W, Line 45
- WENDELL PAUL CURRYFirst Lieutenant · Panel 17W, Line 45
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.