Robert Thomas Walsh Jr. (1936 - 1966)

Born 23 Mar 1936 in Wisconsin

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Died 10 Aug 1966 at age 30 in Qung Tin, Vietnam.

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Biography

Robert Walsh Jr. was Killed in Action during Vietnam War.

Robert was a Staff Sergeant in the Marines, serving in the Vietnam War. He served as a helicopter door gunner in Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMM 361). He was killed in action on August 10th, 1966, during a mission to evacuate wounded troops.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7NV-HQ9 : accessed 3 January 2018), Robert T Walsh in household of Clarice M Walsh, Ward 19, La Crosse, La Crosse City, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 32-36, sheet 11A, line 39, family 269, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4491.

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXB-Y7R : 12 December 2014), Robert Thomas Walsh, 10 Aug 1966; citing , , South Vietnam, panel 09E, line 126, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/54332/ROBERT-T-WALSH