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ROBERT WESLEY WHITE
Private First Class · U.S. Marine Corps
September 1, 1947 – July 11, 1969
Service recordRobert Wesley White, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 11, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 104 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 104
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- K CO 3 BN 1 MAR 1 MARDIV
- Born
- September 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 11, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date July 11, 1969; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 104
- JAMES PATRICK WARDFirst Lieutenant · July 11, 1969
- DAN BURGESS YARBROUGHSecond Lieutenant · July 11, 1969
- RALPHAEL SGAMBELLUR YOKOIPrivate First Class · July 11, 1969
- RUSSELL CHARLES YOSTPrivate First Class · July 11, 1969
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 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.