Robert Thomas McDaniel
Name: Robert Thomas McDaniel
Rank/Grade: WO - W1 - Army - Reserve
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: Aug 17, 1945
From: Roanoke, Virginia
Length of Service: 1 year
Tour Began: Dec 02, 1966
Casualty Date: July 5, 1967
Location: SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile/Non-Hostile: Non-Hostile, died missing
Classification: HELICOPTER - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body Recovered: Yes
Religion: Methodist
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 23E - - Line 10
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I volunteered to transport Robert after he was recovered, from the company pad to the disembarkation airport (can’t remember which one)…It was a religious moment to feel his quiet precence in the helicopter..Was about the only time I allowed myself to reflect on what we were involved in…thought a prayer for him and family..I’ll never forget that flight.