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ROBERT WILSON HOLDITCH
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
February 4, 1933 – July 2, 1969
Service recordRobert Wilson Holditch served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 2, 1969, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · 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. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 4, 1933
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1969
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1969. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 101 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 45
- JOHN LEROY FLINNCaptain · July 2, 1969
- ALBERT MERK FRANSEN JRPetty Officer Third Class · July 2, 1969
- MELVIN SHOICHI FUJITAStaff Sergeant · July 2, 1969
- HOUSTON GULLEYSpecialist Four · July 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN CHARLES MOSLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 21W, Line 46
- ROBERT CHARLES RIZZOCorporal · Panel 21W, Line 48
- THOMAS JAMES SCHNEIDERSpecialist Four · Panel 21W, Line 48
- DONALD LEE TOVEYSergeant First Class · Panel 21W, Line 49
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.