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Robert Hudson © Enid Morning News 02-1968 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Full military rites for Pfc. Robert Hudson, 19, 514 N. 15th, who was killed while on patrol in Vietnam, will be at 2 PM Friday, in the Bible Baptist Church with the Rev. Scotty Alexander, Houston, Texas, and the Rev. T. A. Chick, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Private Hudson was born November 22, 1947 and attended Coolidge elementary school, Longfellow Junior High School and Enid High School. He enlisted in the Army January 16, 1967.
He had been in Vietnam since December 1967 and was an infantry man with the 20th Infantry, 11th Brigade, American Division.
Survivors include his parents, Albert and Vera Hudson, Enid; four brothers, David Hudson of the home; Melvin Bacher, Carrier; Chris Bacher, with the U. S. Navy and Donald Hudson, Shreveport., Louisiana; three sisters, Barbara Patrick, Wichita Falls, Texas; Helen Sue Decker, Enid, and Edna Fay Maness, and his grandmother, Mrs. Edna Zander, Enid.
Robert Benjamin Hudson © http://www.VirtualWall.org
Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
© http://www.VirtualWall.org
Placement on the Wall:
Panel 41E Line 9
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Enid, OK
Date of birth: 11/22/1948
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Specialist Four
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 15928409
MOS or Specialty: 11B20: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: A CO, 1ST BN, 20TH INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/05/1967
Incident Date: 02/24/1968
Casualty Date: 02/24/1968
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
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