Pfc. Robert E.L. Hamilton of Chattanooga, TN., was killed in Vietnam while serving in the United States Army and is honored on Panel 33E, Row 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Military Data
MOS 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc Less than one year
Unit B Company, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
Casualty Data
Start Tour Friday, 6 October 1967
Cas Date Monday, 8 October 1968
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Location Long An, South Vietnam
Type Hostile, Died
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire – Ground Casualty
Buried Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
Photo below courtesy of Tom Reese
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 13 April 1943
- Date of death: 8 January 1968
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 9th Infantry Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXII, Bottom Panel
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