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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: HUSTER
First name: ROBERT RICHARD
Home of Record (official): NEWARK
State (official): NJ
Date of Birth: Monday, May 27, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 51593420
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
L Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, August 23, 1966
Date of Casualty: Saturday, April 8, 1967
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Long
The Wall: Panel 17E - Row 125