Name: CPT Robert John Himler
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 08/24/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 25.8
Date of Birth: 10/21/1942
Home City: Williston, ND
Service: reserve component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-265
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 46W-003
Short Summary: Hit by small arms fire. At 800 ft rolled right, crashed and burned. White smoke coming from forward pylon. With Don Lammers.
Aircraft: CH-46A tail number 152502
Service number: 093940
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 5762
Started Tour: 02/18/1968
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: 02
Location: Quang Nam Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: RIVERVIEW CEMETERY, WILLISTON, ND
This record was last updated on 01/09/1997
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