PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Lock Haven, PA
Date of birth: 02/23/1947
Marital Status: Single
Race: Caucasian
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Sergeant
ID No: 13995252
MOS: 11B4P: Infantryman (Airborne Qual)
Length Service: 02
Unit: B CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 12/14/1967
Incident Date: 05/03/1968
Casualty Date: 05/03/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
Robert is honored on Panel 54E - Line 26 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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