In Memoriam

ROBERT W NELSON

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Nelson, Robert Warren
Randolph, NE
USMC
PFC

BIRTH DATE:

8/4/1948

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Panel 024E Line 009
Panel 03 Line 35

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7/27/1967
7/27/1967

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
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N/A

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Not Listed
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

0311 = Rifleman
K CO, 3RD BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Magnet Cemetery, Magnet, NE
Casualty codes: A1-E-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
E = Artillery, rocket, or mortar
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Mortar/Artillery Fire, Con Thien (Hill 158) 27Jul67.

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