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Robertson, Charles William, Capt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Malden
Last Address Malden
Casualty Date Jan 09, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Captain Robertson and his crew were killed in South Vietnam on 9 January 1967 on a flare and gun support mission, an AC-47 (# 43-49124). A small special forces camp was under attack and called for air support. They came to the rescue flying low (below the 2000 ft. cloud deck) and firing on the enemy. They continued these passes until the plane was hit by hostile ground fire, caught on fire, and crashed.
Notes: He attended MIT for one year prior to receiving his appointment to West Point. He graduated from West Point in 1956. He received his Master's degree in electrical engineering in March of 1962 at Wright Patterson AF Base, Ohio.
