United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Army · United States

Robert Francis Scherdin

Staff Sergeant

1947 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 35W

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

Staff Sergeant Robert Francis Scherdin served in the U.S. Army. Robert served with the SPECIAL FORCES. Robert served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Robert was 21 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Injury, unspecified

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Army

FOB 2, CCN, MACV-SOG, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV

Infantryman (11B)

SSG

SOMERVILLE, NJ

1978

Pay grade E06.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 35W · Line 6 cut as ROBERT F SCHERDIN

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 35W · Line 79 cut as ROBERT F SCHERIDIN

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Robert Francis Scherdin

Staff Sergeant

U.S. Army

- 1978

5th Special Forces Group

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