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SP4 Richard N. Robey

Killed in Action July 4, 1967

SP4 Richard N. Robey, 3rd Platoon D Company 39th Eng Bn
July 4th 1967, Duc Pho RVN

Rick was from Spencerville Ohio, 20 years old, a truck driver for my
platoon. We were on a mine sweep just North of Duc Pho and Rick was
operating a mine detector when a explosion occured on his hip. Fragments
tore off his leg and much of his hip. He was alive and talking to us as we
put him on the chopper. His last words to us was "Tell my mother I love
her." He was a great worker and soldier. His name is on panel 23E Line 7
up at the top. His memory lives on with me.

1st Lt. Jim Shamblen

The circumstances are still unclear as to how Dixon and Robey

died on that road that day. But DeMartini recalls that one of the

doctors in the morgue pointed out that Dixon died from a shrap-

nel wound that pierced his heart. “It was a tiny hole in his chest,”

DeMartini recalled.

And there still remains the question of how the two men were

killed. “I believe a Vietcong sniper ambushed them,” Realme, a

crane operator who served alongside Dixon before and during

their time in Vietnam, speculated recently. “The 137th had its 40th

reunion at Junction City, Kansas on July 4, 2005, and Cecil Dixon

along with our other brothers who paid the ultimate price were

honored.”

Several months after Dixon and Robey were killed, investigators

talked with Shamblen about the incident. Intelligence was point-

ing toward a Russian sawhorse gun that was being tested by the

Communists at that time. Speculation was that a sniper using the

weapon probably hit one of the four grenades Robey was carrying

that day. Something did explode on his right hip, and no one be-

lieves it was a land-mine.

“Rich had a few hand grenades on his web belt, as we all did,”

Daniels said. “We all were a bit puzzled as to what exactly hap-

pened to Rich. Something set off one of his grenades.”

For Shamblen, Robey’s death still haunts him, but he did eventually

find the man’s family to explain what happened to the Spencers-

ville, Ohio-native on July 4, 1967

ON THE WALL:	Panel 23E Line 7
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PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record:	Spencerville, OH
Date of birth:	12/22/1946
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch:	Army of the United States
Grade at loss:	E4
Rank:	Specialist Four
Promotion Note:	None
ID No:	52669152
MOS or Specialty:	12B20: Combat Engineer
Length Service:	01
Unit:	3RD PLT, D CO, 39TH ENG BN, 45TH ENG GROUP, 18TH ENG BDE, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour:	02/02/1967
Incident Date:	07/04/1967
Casualty Date:	07/04/1967
Age at Loss:	20
Location:	Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Remains:	Body recovered
Casualty Type:	Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason:	Ground casualty
Casualty Detail:	Multiple fragmentation wounds

Also on Find-A-Grave https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27086579

Keith V McCaslin Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army

KOREAN WAR May 23, 1951

Keith V Mccaslin was a sergeant first class in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a heavy weapons infantry leader. He died on May 23, 1951.

Personal Details

Name	Keith V Mccaslin
Year of Birth	1922
Date of Death	May 23, 1951
Home City	Unknown
Home State	Ohio
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Unknown

Casualty Information

Operation Name	Korean War
Casualty Country	South Korea
Process Date	January 01, 1999
Casualty Category	Killed in Action
Casualty Closure Name	Buried - Unknown Disp

Military Service

Rank	Sergeant First Class
Service	Army
Component	Regular
Member Unit	7 INF 3 DIV
Occupation	Heavy Weapons Infantry Leader
Pay Grade	E07

Awards: Silver Star

PFC Steven Edward Bowersock

PFC Steven Edward Bowersock

Located on Panel 01W Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 291449556
MOS: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: **
Unit: D CO, 2ND BN, 8TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/14/1971
Incident Date: 05/10/1972
Casualty Date: 05/10/1972
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died of other causes
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Noncrew
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land

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