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Robert Andrew Van Patten
First Lieutenant
B BTRY, 2ND BN, 77TH ARTILLERY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States San Carlos, California March 26, 1943 to November 25, 1967 ROBERT A VAN PATTEN is on the Wall at Panel 30E, Line 87 |
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1LT ROBERT ANDREW VAN PATTEN
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Robert Andrew Van PattenFirst LieutenantB BTRY, 2ND BN, 77TH ARTILLERY, 25 INF DIV Army of the United States 26 March 1943 - 25 November 1967 San Carlos, California Panel 30E Line 087 |
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Robert Andrew van Patten volunteered for duty and completed training at Fort Sill OCS 1966 Class 22-66. He served in the rank of 1st Lt. for two tours of duty. While serving as a Forward Observer with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry he was, according to the VVMF, killed while trying to save a fellow soldier who was taken down by enemy fire. For this action he was awarded the Silver Star. As a ten-year-old girl, I received the phone call for my dad from officers in Vietnam, telling him his brother had been killed. At the time, it was my understanding he had been killed by throwing himself on a grenade to save nearby troops. I'll try to get some clarifiction. As a child I enjoyed time with my Uncle Bobby, and remember him playing tag with me and my siblings and also playing the accordian.
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 25 Nov 1967 C Company, 2/22nd Infantry, conducted an operation in the "Mushroom Bend" of the Saigon River, about 16 kilometers due west of Ben Cat. Three infantrymen and the Company's artillery Forward Observer were killed in the action:
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