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ROBERT WILTON GARTH JR
Captain · U.S. Army
February 28, 1939 – September 23, 1966
Service recordRobert Wilton Garth JR, of Madison, Georgia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 23, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 2
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Born
- February 28, 1939
- Home of record
- Madison, Georgia (Morgan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 23, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date September 23, 1966. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 2
- DAVID ROSS AIKENPrivate First Class · September 23, 1966
- EMANUEL FRANK DRUMMOND JRStaff Sergeant · September 23, 1966
- LLOYD LEE GOODINGPrivate First Class · September 23, 1966
- SALVATORE GUARINOSergeant · September 23, 1966
From Madison
- LANDUS S TAYLOR JRCorporal · May 31, 1969
- SAMUEL YOUNG ADAIR JRMajor · May 12, 1972
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.