Robert Walter Whitney

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12 Jan 2004 Although Bob was five years younger than me, we grew up together as next door neighbors since there weren't that many others on our block his age. He left for Vietnam about four months before I did and was killed in action only a month into his tour. He was a good friend and I think of him all of the time.

A Note from The Virtual Wall Delta 1/7 Marines lost six men on 16 Feb 1969 while assaulting a large North Vietnamese Army force in a well-entrenched position in Quang Nam Province: CPL William H. Farvour, Green Bay, WI LCPL Thomas M. Casey, Milton, MA (Navy Cross) PFC Michael R. Coon, Fort Worth, TX PFC Craig M. Hemphill, Spokane, WA PFC Dennis L. Riley, Hanover, PA PFC Robert W. Whitney, Riverdale, IL PFC Robert Whitney was the only man from Riverdale, Illinois, to die in Vietnam.

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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