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Robert Neil Sanders

Staff Sergeant

1943 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 36W

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

Staff Sergeant Robert Neil Sanders served in the U.S. Army. Robert served with the 9 INF DIV. Robert served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Robert was 25 years old.

How He Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Blast injury

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Dinh Tuong

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Army

A CO, 15TH ENG BN, 9TH INF DIV, USARV

Combat Engineer (12B)

SSG

COMBAT ENGINEER

DINH TUONG

1968

Pay grade E06.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Army Commendation Medal

Unit awards

Army 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 36W · Line 31 cut as ROBERT N SANDERS

Burial Information

Cemetery Fort Riley Post Cemetery

In Our Keeping

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Robert Neil Sanders

Staff Sergeant

U.S. Army

- 1968

15th Engineer Battalion

15TH ENGINEER BATTALION - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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