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 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
Views: 0
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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