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Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman
173rd Airborne Brigade, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, B Company
| Birth: |
Jul. 11, 1948
New York, USA |
| Death: |
Nov. 6, 1967
Kon Tum, Vietnam |
Robert was the son of Mr and Mrs Jerome Bickel.
Robert began his Vietnam tour on August 19, 1967. He was attached to the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Company B.
Robert and 17 other soldiers were killed during Operation MacArthur. These were some of the hardest fought battles of Vietnam.
AWARD: Purple Heart |
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Vietnam Campaign Medal
★ Vietnam Service Medal
Bollard in the Viet Nam Memorial in Highland Park
Burial:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester
Monroe County
New York, USA
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Alan King
So much for so little.
William Tuchrello
See: http://1-14th.com/Vietnam/Archives/MACV%20Reports/VietnamCombatOperations-1967%20d8562.pdf
Jeffrey Nunes
One of uncounted victims of the military~industrial complex that President Eisenhower alerted America to as his term drew to a close. Rest in peace among your noble brothers and sisters, Robert.