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Home State
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Year of Birth
1942 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SMSgt R. Hensel (Bob / Ole Buck)
to remember
Bennett, Robert Elwood, III (Bob), 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Springfield, NJ |
Last Address
Cam Ranh AB
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Casualty Date
Dec 13, 1967 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Vietnam, South (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Cedar Grove Cemetery - Montrose, Colorado |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
31E 085 |
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Last Known Activity
1Lt. Robert E. Bennett III was the pilot of an F-4C aircraft which was assigned a close air support mission in South Vietnam on December 13,1967. His aircraft, the #2 plane in a flight of two, had just delivered its ordinance and the crewmembers were instructed to drop their cannisters in a river. They acknowledged the transmission and immediately thereafter were seen to eject with good parachutes. (their is no indication in public records why the crew ejected).
Bennett and his Bombardier/Navigator landed in a river ( from the coordinates, probably the Song Co Chien River, a large body of water seperating Vinh Binh and Kien Hoa Provinces on the southern coast of Vietnam). According to Air Force records, one crewman was rescued uninjured, and he was the pilot of the aircraft. Defence Department records indicate that Bennett was the pilot of the aircraft. Bennett's parachute sank before rescue personnel could reach him.
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