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ROBERT WILLIAM OKEEFE
Major · U.S. Army
June 28, 1937 – June 19, 1969
Service recordRobert William Okeefe, of Davis, California, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on June 19, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 90
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 28, 1937
- Home of record
- Davis, California (Yolo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 19, 1969
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
57 names on the Wall carry the date June 19, 1969; seven of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 108 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 90
- ELIJAH INGRAMPrivate First Class · June 19, 1969
- GARLAND BRYAN KING JRLieutenant Colonel · June 19, 1969
- KEITH WAYNE LARIMERSpecialist Four · June 19, 1969
- PAUL FREDERICK LITTLESpecialist Four · June 19, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RALPH JOHN CLIMEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 22W, Line 86
- JAMES ROBERT DANIELCaptain · Panel 22W, Line 87
- ELIJAH INGRAMPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 90
- HENRY DON MATHEWSSergeant · Panel 22W, Line 91
- JERROLD S PEARLSTEINWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 22W, Line 92
- RAYMOND ALLAN VOSSSergeant · Panel 22W, Line 94
From Davis
- JAMES PATRICK GALVINSpecialist Five · December 1, 1966
- JOHN LAWRENCE BAROVETTOCaptain · January 7, 1968
- JAMES ROBERT NASHSpecialist Four · April 14, 1968
- JAMES GRAY ROWE JRSergeant · June 29, 1968
- BILLY EUGENE MOOREStaff Sergeant · January 21, 1970
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.