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ROBERT WILLIAM VADEN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 22, 1944 – January 7, 1968
Service recordRobert William Vaden, of Camp Springs, Maryland, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 7, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 33E, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33E · Line 76
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 22, 1944
- Home of record
- Camp Springs, Maryland (Prince George's County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 7, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
77 names on the Wall carry the date January 7, 1968; 18 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33E, Line 76
- ANDREW JESENEK TELLISCaptain · January 7, 1968
- ROBERT STEVEN TRUJILLOStaff Sergeant · January 7, 1968
- DANNY RAY VANCELance Corporal · January 7, 1968
- LAWRENCE RICHARD WALTONLance Corporal · January 7, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT FRANCIS BAHL JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 33E, Line 63
- DONALD RICHARD BRUCKNERSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 64
- JOHNNY RAY BRYSONSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 64
- KENNETH DORAN BUTLERCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 65
- MANUEL CASILLA-VAZQUEZ JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 65
- ROBERT LEE HELLERCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 65
- DELMER R JONESStaff Sergeant · Panel 33E, Line 65
- MARSHALL H FORDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 33E, Line 67
- CONRAD NICHOLAS GONZALEZPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 67
- BOB LEROY GREGORYLieutenant Colonel · Panel 33E, Line 67
- RAUL GRIMALDO GUTIERREZPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 68
- LOUIS HILLYERSergeant First Class · Panel 33E, Line 68
- ARNOLDO LEONEL CARRILLOCorporal · Panel 33E, Line 69
- RUFUS HOODPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 69
- ROBERT CURT KEARNEYSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 70
- RICHARD CARLYSLE KEEFEMaster Sergeant · Panel 33E, Line 70
- LLOYD E KNAKECorporal · Panel 33E, Line 71
- ARTHUR LEON LAUDERDALESpecialist Five · Panel 33E, Line 71
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL MALONEMajor · Panel 33E, Line 71
- EDWARD JAMES REEDERSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 74
- HUBERT ROYSTER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 74
- JAMES MARVIN STONEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 33E, Line 75
- FRANK SUTTONSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 75
- ROBERT STEVEN TRUJILLOStaff Sergeant · Panel 33E, Line 76
From Camp Springs
- JOSEPH NELSON STEVENSLance Corporal · October 14, 1966
- ROBERT EDWARD KNADLESecond Lieutenant · October 9, 1967
- DEAN GILMAN OWENSpecialist Five · April 6, 1968
- STEPHEN LAWRENCE HAVASSergeant · August 3, 1968
- MARTHELL TRAYLOR JRFirst Lieutenant · September 16, 1968
- ROBERT GENE OCONNELLCorporal · February 15, 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.