Robert Smith & Dale Ross - Wentzville, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 48.703 W 090° 51.330
15S E 686196 N 4298067
Marker located behind the trees in this updates display around the original memorial.
Waymark Code: WM16RKX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2022
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County of marker: St. Charles County Location of marker: Pearce Blvd., next to fire house#1, Wentzville Erected by: Wentzville< MO
HONORED AND REMEMBERED
IN MEMRY OF PFC Robert W. SMITH US Army Aug. 2, 1947 - NOV 12, 1966 [image of Robert]
Robert William Smith Private First Class
Robert had just arrived in Vietnam two day prior to a skirmish with North Vietnamese force. Hedied of multiple fragmentation wounds from mortar shrapnel in Tâly Ninh, Vietnam. Tâly Ninh served as the base for the 196th light Infantry Brigade. Robert was laid to rest in the Eternal Peace Cemetery, here in Wentzville
His name appears on panel 12E, line 064 on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
IN MEMORY OF PO 2nd CL Dale R. ROSS US Navy APRIL 23, 1947 - JULY 29, 1967 [Image of Dale]
Dale Ray Ross Petty Officer Second Class
Dale was stationed on board th USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam. A five-inch Zuni rocket accidentally fired across a crowed flight deck, impacting an armed Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft, killing 135 crewmen, including PO2 Ross who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
His name appears on panel 24E, line 042 of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.
Both Robert William Smith and Dale Ray Ross were Wentzville residence at the time of their deaths
List if there are any visiting hours: Parking lot open 24/7 Memorial and marker available at all hours
Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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