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U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Robert Butler Buchanan
1942 – 1968
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Staff Sergeant Robert Butler Buchanan served in the U.S. Marine Corps. 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
Died of wounds
Place
Quang Tri
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
0369: INFANTRY UNIT LEADER
INFANTRY UNIT LEADER
QUANG TRI
1968
Pay grade E06.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
For service and achievement
Campaign and service medals
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Glen Haven Memorial Park
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Robert Butler Buchanan
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps
- 1968
1st Battalion 9th Marines
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