Individual Details

Marriage

Robert Henry Littlefield
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 Dec 1966
Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original): Leeds
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Year (Estimated): 1949
Father's Name: Earl Winfred Littlefield
Mother's Name: Maelene Franks
Spouse's Name: Billie Sue Farmer
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1950
Spouse's Father's Name: William Eugene Farmer
Spouse's Mother's Name: Eleanore Sargent

Death

Killed in action 16 April 1968 Khe Sanh, Vietnam.

Robert Henry Littlefield
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 Apr 1968
Event Place: Khe Sanh, SW of Hill 689, , South Vietnam
Occupation: Rifleman (USMC)
Military Regiment: 9th Marines
Military Unit: Marine Corps
Military Rank: Corporal
Casualty Type: Hostile, Died
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1949
Death Date: 16 Apr 1968
Panel: 50E
Service Number: 2223201
Military Tour Date: 01 Jun 1967
Casualty Cause Note: Other Explosive Device
Component: Regular
Command: 3rd Mar Div
Battalion: 1st Bn
Military Company or Battery: A Co
Residence Place: Birmingham, Alabama
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Robert Henry Littlefield
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 16 Apr 1968
Event Place: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Cause of Death: Explosive Device (Grenade, Mine, Booby Trap, etc.)
Casualty Type Note: Hostile - Killed
Military Service Branch: USMC [United States Marine Corps]
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Rank: CORPORAL
Service Number: 2223201
Military Beginning Tour Date: 01 Jun 1967
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant- No Denominational Preference
Marital Status: Married
Citizenship Status: U.S.
Race: Caucasian
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1949
Residence Place: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Affiliate File Name: Combat Area Casualties Current File, 6/8/1956-1/21/1998

Burial

Inscription: Robert H. Littlefield Alabama CPL CO A 9 MAR DIV VIETNAM PH JAN 26 1949 APRIL 16 1968
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