HITCHMAN ROBERT W

CPT Robert W Hitchman was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 01/12/1992 from A/C accident
Oceanside, CA
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with AIR AMERICA in 63-74
This information was provided by Dawn R. Hansen (neice), Duane Keele

More detail on this person: While flying for the Bureau of International Narcotics in Peru crashed into the side of a mountain w/Jim Sweeney. Capt Robert William Hitchman, Jr Captain in US Marine Corps. Served in Korea. Resigned Marine Commission to serve in Vietnam as Air America pilot. Died serving in the War on Drugs. Killed in Lima, Peru

Burial information: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA

This information was last updated 12/20/2017

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025