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U.S. Air Force · United States

Robert Newell Ireland

Chief Master Sergeant

1935 – 1970

Vietnam Wall · Panel 11W

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Chief Master Sergeant Robert Newell Ireland served in the U.S. Air Force. Robert served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Robert was 34 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

16TH SPECIAL OPS SQDN, 8TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

11390: AirCrew, Multi-Purpose Propeller Aircraft (Lockheed C-130A Hercules)

CMSGT

THEODOSIA, MO

1995

Pay grade E09.

Conflicts

Korean War Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Unit awards

Air Force Good Conduct Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 11W · Line 36 cut as ROBERT N IRELAND

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section 34

Grave 1883

In Our Keeping

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Robert Newell Ireland

Chief Master Sergeant

U.S. Air Force

- 1995

16th Special Operations Squadron

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