Robert Richard Miller

Sergeant First Class
C&C CENTRAL, MACV-SOG, 5TH SF GRP
Army of the United States
23 November 1940 - 09 October 1969
New Orleans, Louisiana
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5TH SF GRP MACV-SOG
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!

The database page for Robert Richard Miller


Viet Nam circa 1967

16 May 2007

He was a "green beret" and served with General Henry Hugh Shelton in 1967. His name and picture was mentioned in Robin Moore's book "THE GREEN BERETS". He was part of the 5th Special Forces Group. The team he was a part of was the first to intercept infiltrators from the north into the South Vietnam. I'm very proud of my father.

From his daughter,
Marie Smith
dmsmith4@bellsouth.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 09 Oct 1969 the command ship overseeing an insertion was shot down just south of Srak Karan (1), just by the Cambodian border in the northeasternmost corner of Binh Long Province. The seven men aboard UH-1D tail number 66-01106, four aircrew and three Special Forces personnel, were killed in the incident:
  • Aircrew, 195th AHC, 222nd Avn Bn
    • CPT Charles D. Jageler, Gatesville, TX, pilot
    • CPT John P. Brennan, Union, NJ, copilot
    • SP4 Richard A. Smith, Hollywood, FL
    • SP4 Tony M. Vasquez, Kenilworth, UT

  • CCS, MACV-SOG
    • MAJ Lawrence D. Acre, Spokane, WA
    • CPT William H. Morris, Mechanicsburg, PA
    • SFC Robert R. Miller, New Orleans, LA




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 16 May 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009