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Caldwell, Robert
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Robert
Middle Name:
Edward
Last Name:
Caldwell
Date of Birth:
4/23/1947
Personal Details
Occupation:
Employed be the Charlotte Ambulance Service before enlisting.
Education Details:
1965 Graduate of Harding High SChool
Biographical Notes:
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 41E, Line 60
Cemetery:
Military Details
Military Branch:
Marines
Enlistment Date:
August 1966
Military Rank:
Corporal
Military Unit:
3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Division
KIA Date:
2/28/1968
KIA / MIA Place:
Khe Sanh, South Vietnam
Military Details:
Corporal Caldwell was sent to Vietnam on February 21st, 1967 and served as a Chaplain assistant. Caldwell died along with 23 other Marines in a helicopter shot down by enemy fire. He was scheduled to return home March 11th.
Source:
Charlotte Observer March 10th and 22nd, 1968