United States of America

U.S. Air Force · United States

Robert Edward Pietsch

Lieutenant Colonel

1936 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 53E

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

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Edward Pietsch served in the U.S. Air Force. Robert served with the 609 ACS. Robert served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Robert was 31 years old.

How He Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

606TH AIR COMMANDO SQDN, 56TH AIR COMMANDO WING, 7TH AF

1223Z: Pilot

LTCOL

PILOT

CLEVELAND, OH

1978

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 53E · Line 21 cut as ROBERT E PIETSCH

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section 60

Grave 10578

In Our Keeping

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Robert Edward Pietsch

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1978

609th Air Commando Squadron

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