Madson, Robert Warren, SP 4

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Specialist 4

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
11B40-Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 11B40, C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry

Service Years
1967 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Alton	Last Address 2208 Seminary Street,, Alton, IL 62002

Casualty Date Apr 10, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Quang Tin (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Valhalla Memorial Park and Mausoleum - Godfrey, Illinois	Wall/Plot Coordinates 49E 017

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Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1978, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 451 (Fallen Member (Honor Roll)) (Baltimore, Maryland) - Chap. Page
	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2010, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Unit Assignments


	1967-1968, 11B40, C Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
	1967-1968, 11B40, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)/Operation Burlington Trail
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)

Photo Album (More...)

Operation Remember	In Service	Obituary	Grave Marker
Bobby

Reflections on SP 4 Madson's US Army Service

Reflections On My Service
TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING? Infantry Branch 11B20 Infantryman
IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY. Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III TET Counteroffensive 1968 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase IV
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO YOU BELIEVE HE/SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF FROM HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE? Valorous Unit Award
OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY? Combat Infantryman Badge Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal W/ 3 Campaign Stars Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal W/ 60 Device Valorous Unit Award
IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE? Killed in Action on April 10 1968