- INDIANA NATIVE KILLED DURING VIET NAM AMBUSH
Peru, Ind.: A former Indian soldier was killed in an ambush while escorting a minister in South Viet Nam, the Defense Department has reported.
M. Sgt. Hugh M Robbins, 45, formerly of Peru, died June 1,. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Elbert M Robbins, Rt. 1, Denver.
The Miami County native had been in the army since 1942 and served in WW II and the Korean War. He was sent to Viet Nam last February after being trained at language schools in Virginia and California.
His widow, Mrs. Alta Robbins, lives in Lawton, Okla.
Hugh Miller Robbins
in the U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Hugh Miller Robbins
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1919
Death Date: 1 Jun 1965
Age: 45
Home City: Denver
Home State: Indiana
SSN/Service #: 35148531
Death Date: 1 Jun 1965
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 22 Feb 1965
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Master Sergeant
Military Grade: Master Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Seventh Class (U.S. Army) or Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army) or Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) or Platoon Sergeant (U.S. Army) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: A
Company: SD 5891
Province: 99
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Service Occupation: 96B4L
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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1919 - 1965 (45 years)
