GLANVILLE, JOHN ★ 18 MAR 34 - JUN 66 MEEKER, EDWARD ★ 1 MAR 48 - JUN 68 GLAWSON, GEORGE ★ 18 JAN 50 - 1 JUN 71 HANSON, ROBERT ★ 6 AUG 48 - 1 JUN 68 RAMSEY, STEVEN ★ 29 OCT 43 - 1 JUN 68 STALEVICZ, GREGORY ★ 25 MAR 49 - 1 JUN 68 WASHINGTON, ALBERT ★ 8 MAR 46 - 1 JUN 69 WOLFE, JOHN ★ 11 DEC 47 - 1 JUN 68 BROWN, GERALD ★ 2 JUL 47 - 2 JUN 68 CREWS, JOHN ★ 26 MAR 42 - 2 JUN 68 LUTZ, WERNER ★ 16 AUG 38 - 2 JUN 65 RENZ, RAYMOND ★ 22 NOV 46 - 2 JUN 67 BONINE, THOMAS ★ 13 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 69 KIERNAN, JOSEPH ★ 19 MAY 27 - 3 JUN 67 SCHULTZ, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 44 - 3 JUN 67 SZAWALUK, NICKOLAS ★ 5 SEP 47 - 3 JUN 68 TURNER, PRESTON ★ 15 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 67 WILLIAMS, ALLEN ★ 2 NOV 43 - 3 JUN 68 DORN, PHILIP ★ 23 APR 45 - 4 JUN 66 TEBAULT, BENJAMIN ★ 4 DEC 42 - 4 JUN 72 TORRES, ARCADIO ★ 27 MAY 28 - 4 JUN 70 BACON, PAUL ★ 24 JAN 50 - 5 JUN 72 KLEIN, JOSEPH ★ 18 FEB 49 - 5 JUN 68 WIGGINS, ALFRED ★ 5 MAY 51 - 5 JUN 70 BENN, WILLIAM ★ 4 JUN 47 - 6 JUN 69 BOYD, SAMUEL ★ 28 JUL 44 - 6 JUN 68 BRANCH, WILLIAM ★ 11 JUL 41 - 6 JUN 70 CALLAHAN, MICHAEL ★ 11 APR 48 - 6 JUN 69 CYRAN, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 49 - 6 JUN 69 GUNSTER, DAVID ★ 5 AUG 26 - 6 JUN 68 SCHAUBLE, KENNETH ★ 23 OCT 47 - 6 JUN 68 SHEPPARD, LONNIE ★ 29 SEP 48 - 6 JUN 68 SIMMONS, WILLIAM ★ 6 JAN 46 - 6 JUN 68 VALLECILLO, EDGAR ★ 20 MAR 48 - 6 JUN 67 ARRIBI, DONALD ★ 11 JUN 48 - 7 JUN 69 BASHAW, DAVID ★ 11 MAR 48 - 7 JUN 66 BOWEN, LARRY ★ 30 JAN 51 - 7 JUN 69 CORCORAN, RICHARD ★ 21 AUG 38 - 7 JUN 68 ESPY, JOHNNIE ★ 14 MAR 47 - 7 JUN 68 IASELLO, DENNIS ★ 23 JUL 48 - 7 JUN 69 KALIVAS, JOHN ★ 7 JAN 48 - 7 JUN 69 SHELLEY, GREGORY ★ 15 OCT 47 - 7 JUN 68 BARKER, JEFFREY ★ 1 OCT 46 - 8 JUN 67 MOURITZEN, DONALD ★ 26 JUN 46 - 8 JUN 67 YOHN, THOMAS ★ 29 JAN 47 - 8 JUN 66 OLESON, JOSEPH ★ 17 APR 43 - 9 JUN 68 PIZZI, CHARLES ★ 10 JUL 42 - 9 JUN 65 BUCZYNSKI, GREGORY ★ 21 DEC 45 - 10 JUN 66 COPPEDGE, LAWRENCE ★ 10 DEC 48 - 10 JUN 69 PONTO, AUGUSTUS ★ 29 SEP 45 - 10 JUN 67 FOLEY, JOHN ★ 11 JUN 47 - 11 JUN 67 FRAMBES, JOHN ★ 24 APR 47 - 11 JUN 67 MILLS, KARL ★ 8 OCT 45 - 11 JUN 69 REYNOLDS, ROBERT ★ 7 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 67 SEKVA, ROBERT ★ 1 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 69 ZAMORSKI, GLENN ★ 5 OCT 42 - 11 JUN 68 ZYCK, FRED ★ 1 FEB 48 - 11 JUN 69 JENKINS, CLIFFORD ★ 12 SEP 45 - 12 JUN 68 LEWIS, BENJAMIN ★ 17 NOV 42 - 12 JUN 69 RAAB, JAMES ★ 12 JAN 43 - 12 JUN 68 ANDUJAR, CHARLES ★ 3 JUL 34 - 13 JUN 69 CHRISTIE, DONALD ★ 20 AUG 48 - 13 JUN 69 DUTCHES, WILLIAM ★ 16 APR 45 - 14 JUN 66 ELLISON, JASPER ★ 31 MAY 49 - 14 JUN 68 TUFTS, ROBERT ★ 22 DEC 42 - 14 JUN 69 CRANE, DENNIS ★ 20 SEP 47 - 15 JUN 68 FANNING, EDWARD ★ 23 APR 48 - 15 JUN 69 MADDEN, FRANCIS ★ 25 JUL 32 - 15 JUN 69 MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT ★ 1 MAR 49 - 15 JUN 68 TAMAGNINI, JOSEPH ★ 10 JUL 46 - 15 JUN 68 THIBAULT, JEFFERY ★ 15 JUL 49 - 15 JUN 68 WICKLINE, DONALD ★ 6 JUN 46 - 15 JUN 69 GRAY, ROBERT ★ 12 MAY 48 - 16 JUN 70 LYONS, FRANK ★ 26 DEC 26 - 16 JUN 66 PACKER, JOSEPH ★ 13 JUL 45 - 16 JUN 66 RUTH, DENNIS ★ 9 DEC 46 - 17 JUN 67 SIEGWARTH, DONALD ★ 28 JUN 41 - 17 JUN 66 STEVENSON, CLEMENT ★ 11 MAR 42 - 17 JUN 66 WATSON, MARVIN ★ 17 MAY 49 - 17 JUN 69 BALL, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 49 - 18 JUN 68 MATHEWS, JAMES ★ 2 NOV 45 - 18 JUN 68 RHODES, WILLIE ★ 20 SEP 47 - 19 JUN 67 SLOMIANY, KAZIMIERZ ★ 25 FEB 45 - 19 JUN 67 MCDONOUGH, JOHN ★ 10 MAY 39 - 20 JUN 66 SCHWEYHER, JOHN ★ 9 DEC 47 - 20 JUN 67 BARTON, JAMES ★ 8 AUG 50 - 21 JUN 69 DOUGHERTY, ROBERT ★ 7 AUG 47 - 21 JUN 67 BEZEGA, MICHAEL ★ 9 JUL 48 - 22 JUN 70 ENGLE, RUSSEL ★ 4 OCT 46 - 22 JUN 67 HOOPER, VINS ★ 6 JUL 46 - 22 JUN 67 LYONS, GEORGE ★ 29 DEC 50 - 22 JUN 69 MURPHY, TIMOTHY ★ 23 JUL 47 - 22 JUN 67 PARMERTER, MICHAEL ★ 30 JUL 44 - 22 JUN 69 POOR, GEORGE ★ 26 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 STEIDLER, JOHNSON ★ 21 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 CHAPMAN, SHERMAN ★ 9 AUG 29 - 23 JUN 66 GILCHRIST, RICKY ★ 2 JAN 50 - 23 JUN 71 MCWILLIAMS, GEORGE ★ 25 NOV 44 - 23 JUN 66 DE SIMONE, ALFRED ★ 27 JUL 49 - 24 JUN 69 SANTIAGO, LUIS ★ 8 FEB 48 - 24 JUN 66 IHNAT, MICHAEL ★ 29 APR 43 - 25 JUN 65 MONGILARDI, PETER ★ 1 JUL 25 - 25 JUN 65 CORREA, ANGEL ★ 12 MAR 47 - 26 JUN 67 DE LUCA, RAYMOND ★ 12 FEB 48 - 27 JUN 68 DICESARE, ANTHONY ★ 30 NOV 44 - 27 JUN 67 KEEN, ARTHUR ★ 1 AUG 46 - 27 JUN 66 PAQUIN, PAUL ★ 3 MAY 49 - 27 JUN 70 ROBERTSON, DAVID ★ 19 DEC 45 - 27 JUN 68 LENZSCH, ROLF ★ 25 DEC 35 - 28 JUN 67 RISOLDI, VINCENT ★ 5 JAN 47 - 28 JUN 65 FELDER, JESSE ★ 17 MAR 43 - 29 JUN 66 WILKINS, BOBBY ★ 11 JUN 45 - 29 JUN 69 MORGAN, JOHN ★ 8 OCT 29 - 30 JUN 66 GLANVILLE, JOHN ★ 18 MAR 34 - JUN 66 MEEKER, EDWARD ★ 1 MAR 48 - JUN 68 GLAWSON, GEORGE ★ 18 JAN 50 - 1 JUN 71 HANSON, ROBERT ★ 6 AUG 48 - 1 JUN 68 RAMSEY, STEVEN ★ 29 OCT 43 - 1 JUN 68 STALEVICZ, GREGORY ★ 25 MAR 49 - 1 JUN 68 WASHINGTON, ALBERT ★ 8 MAR 46 - 1 JUN 69 WOLFE, JOHN ★ 11 DEC 47 - 1 JUN 68 BROWN, GERALD ★ 2 JUL 47 - 2 JUN 68 CREWS, JOHN ★ 26 MAR 42 - 2 JUN 68 LUTZ, WERNER ★ 16 AUG 38 - 2 JUN 65 RENZ, RAYMOND ★ 22 NOV 46 - 2 JUN 67 BONINE, THOMAS ★ 13 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 69 KIERNAN, JOSEPH ★ 19 MAY 27 - 3 JUN 67 SCHULTZ, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 44 - 3 JUN 67 SZAWALUK, NICKOLAS ★ 5 SEP 47 - 3 JUN 68 TURNER, PRESTON ★ 15 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 67 WILLIAMS, ALLEN ★ 2 NOV 43 - 3 JUN 68 DORN, PHILIP ★ 23 APR 45 - 4 JUN 66 TEBAULT, BENJAMIN ★ 4 DEC 42 - 4 JUN 72 TORRES, ARCADIO ★ 27 MAY 28 - 4 JUN 70 BACON, PAUL ★ 24 JAN 50 - 5 JUN 72 KLEIN, JOSEPH ★ 18 FEB 49 - 5 JUN 68 WIGGINS, ALFRED ★ 5 MAY 51 - 5 JUN 70 BENN, WILLIAM ★ 4 JUN 47 - 6 JUN 69 BOYD, SAMUEL ★ 28 JUL 44 - 6 JUN 68 BRANCH, WILLIAM ★ 11 JUL 41 - 6 JUN 70 CALLAHAN, MICHAEL ★ 11 APR 48 - 6 JUN 69 CYRAN, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 49 - 6 JUN 69 GUNSTER, DAVID ★ 5 AUG 26 - 6 JUN 68 SCHAUBLE, KENNETH ★ 23 OCT 47 - 6 JUN 68 SHEPPARD, LONNIE ★ 29 SEP 48 - 6 JUN 68 SIMMONS, WILLIAM ★ 6 JAN 46 - 6 JUN 68 VALLECILLO, EDGAR ★ 20 MAR 48 - 6 JUN 67 ARRIBI, DONALD ★ 11 JUN 48 - 7 JUN 69 BASHAW, DAVID ★ 11 MAR 48 - 7 JUN 66 BOWEN, LARRY ★ 30 JAN 51 - 7 JUN 69 CORCORAN, RICHARD ★ 21 AUG 38 - 7 JUN 68 ESPY, JOHNNIE ★ 14 MAR 47 - 7 JUN 68 IASELLO, DENNIS ★ 23 JUL 48 - 7 JUN 69 KALIVAS, JOHN ★ 7 JAN 48 - 7 JUN 69 SHELLEY, GREGORY ★ 15 OCT 47 - 7 JUN 68 BARKER, JEFFREY ★ 1 OCT 46 - 8 JUN 67 MOURITZEN, DONALD ★ 26 JUN 46 - 8 JUN 67 YOHN, THOMAS ★ 29 JAN 47 - 8 JUN 66 OLESON, JOSEPH ★ 17 APR 43 - 9 JUN 68 PIZZI, CHARLES ★ 10 JUL 42 - 9 JUN 65 BUCZYNSKI, GREGORY ★ 21 DEC 45 - 10 JUN 66 COPPEDGE, LAWRENCE ★ 10 DEC 48 - 10 JUN 69 PONTO, AUGUSTUS ★ 29 SEP 45 - 10 JUN 67 FOLEY, JOHN ★ 11 JUN 47 - 11 JUN 67 FRAMBES, JOHN ★ 24 APR 47 - 11 JUN 67 MILLS, KARL ★ 8 OCT 45 - 11 JUN 69 REYNOLDS, ROBERT ★ 7 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 67 SEKVA, ROBERT ★ 1 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 69 ZAMORSKI, GLENN ★ 5 OCT 42 - 11 JUN 68 ZYCK, FRED ★ 1 FEB 48 - 11 JUN 69 JENKINS, CLIFFORD ★ 12 SEP 45 - 12 JUN 68 LEWIS, BENJAMIN ★ 17 NOV 42 - 12 JUN 69 RAAB, JAMES ★ 12 JAN 43 - 12 JUN 68 ANDUJAR, CHARLES ★ 3 JUL 34 - 13 JUN 69 CHRISTIE, DONALD ★ 20 AUG 48 - 13 JUN 69 DUTCHES, WILLIAM ★ 16 APR 45 - 14 JUN 66 ELLISON, JASPER ★ 31 MAY 49 - 14 JUN 68 TUFTS, ROBERT ★ 22 DEC 42 - 14 JUN 69 CRANE, DENNIS ★ 20 SEP 47 - 15 JUN 68 FANNING, EDWARD ★ 23 APR 48 - 15 JUN 69 MADDEN, FRANCIS ★ 25 JUL 32 - 15 JUN 69 MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT ★ 1 MAR 49 - 15 JUN 68 TAMAGNINI, JOSEPH ★ 10 JUL 46 - 15 JUN 68 THIBAULT, JEFFERY ★ 15 JUL 49 - 15 JUN 68 WICKLINE, DONALD ★ 6 JUN 46 - 15 JUN 69 GRAY, ROBERT ★ 12 MAY 48 - 16 JUN 70 LYONS, FRANK ★ 26 DEC 26 - 16 JUN 66 PACKER, JOSEPH ★ 13 JUL 45 - 16 JUN 66 RUTH, DENNIS ★ 9 DEC 46 - 17 JUN 67 SIEGWARTH, DONALD ★ 28 JUN 41 - 17 JUN 66 STEVENSON, CLEMENT ★ 11 MAR 42 - 17 JUN 66 WATSON, MARVIN ★ 17 MAY 49 - 17 JUN 69 BALL, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 49 - 18 JUN 68 MATHEWS, JAMES ★ 2 NOV 45 - 18 JUN 68 RHODES, WILLIE ★ 20 SEP 47 - 19 JUN 67 SLOMIANY, KAZIMIERZ ★ 25 FEB 45 - 19 JUN 67 MCDONOUGH, JOHN ★ 10 MAY 39 - 20 JUN 66 SCHWEYHER, JOHN ★ 9 DEC 47 - 20 JUN 67 BARTON, JAMES ★ 8 AUG 50 - 21 JUN 69 DOUGHERTY, ROBERT ★ 7 AUG 47 - 21 JUN 67 BEZEGA, MICHAEL ★ 9 JUL 48 - 22 JUN 70 ENGLE, RUSSEL ★ 4 OCT 46 - 22 JUN 67 HOOPER, VINS ★ 6 JUL 46 - 22 JUN 67 LYONS, GEORGE ★ 29 DEC 50 - 22 JUN 69 MURPHY, TIMOTHY ★ 23 JUL 47 - 22 JUN 67 PARMERTER, MICHAEL ★ 30 JUL 44 - 22 JUN 69 POOR, GEORGE ★ 26 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 STEIDLER, JOHNSON ★ 21 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 CHAPMAN, SHERMAN ★ 9 AUG 29 - 23 JUN 66 GILCHRIST, RICKY ★ 2 JAN 50 - 23 JUN 71 MCWILLIAMS, GEORGE ★ 25 NOV 44 - 23 JUN 66 DE SIMONE, ALFRED ★ 27 JUL 49 - 24 JUN 69 SANTIAGO, LUIS ★ 8 FEB 48 - 24 JUN 66 IHNAT, MICHAEL ★ 29 APR 43 - 25 JUN 65 MONGILARDI, PETER ★ 1 JUL 25 - 25 JUN 65 CORREA, ANGEL ★ 12 MAR 47 - 26 JUN 67 DE LUCA, RAYMOND ★ 12 FEB 48 - 27 JUN 68 DICESARE, ANTHONY ★ 30 NOV 44 - 27 JUN 67 KEEN, ARTHUR ★ 1 AUG 46 - 27 JUN 66 PAQUIN, PAUL ★ 3 MAY 49 - 27 JUN 70 ROBERTSON, DAVID ★ 19 DEC 45 - 27 JUN 68 LENZSCH, ROLF ★ 25 DEC 35 - 28 JUN 67 RISOLDI, VINCENT ★ 5 JAN 47 - 28 JUN 65 FELDER, JESSE ★ 17 MAR 43 - 29 JUN 66 WILKINS, BOBBY ★ 11 JUN 45 - 29 JUN 69 MORGAN, JOHN ★ 8 OCT 29 - 30 JUN 66

Robert Crum - Second Lieutenant

Hometown:
Essex Fells
D.O.B.:
April 20, 1941
County:
Morris
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

May 22, 1966

Casualty Status:
Killed In Action
Country of Incident:
South Vietnam

Robert H. Crum, Jr. was born on April 20, 1941, to Robert and Marjory Crum. He grew up in Essex Fells, NJ, along with his brother, Colyer, and sister, Stephanie. Everyone called him Rob. As a young man, he played ice hockey. Rob attended high school at The New Hampton School in New Hampton, NH, graduating in 1959. He continued his education at Wake Forest College in Winston Salem, NC, where he participated in the ROTC program. Rob graduated from college in 1965, and married his longtime sweetheart, Olivia, that same year.

Crum received his commission after graduation from Wake Forest. He served in the US Army with the 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion, B Company and attained the rank of Second Lieutenant (2LT).

Crum was killed in action on May 22, 1966, near Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam. At the time of his death, he was survived by his parents, siblings and wife, Olivia.

Crum received numerous awards and medals including the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Ranger Jump Wings, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and the National Order of Vietnam 5th Class.

Robert Crum’s Silver Star citation reads:
For gallantry in action: Second Lieutenant Crum distinguished himself by gallantry in action on 21 May 1966, while serving as Platoon Leader of the First Platoon on a sweep and clear mission near Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam. After being trapped in a deadly Viet Cong killing zone, defended by heavily fortified positions, Second Lieutenant Crum directed the platoon in an assault against the positions. Although having sustained a shoulder wound, he continued to direct his men to cover the personnel in the area who had become casualties, demonstrating his fearless and courageous leadership to his men. He rallied his troops a second time to try to extract the casualties from the killing zone. Again he was wounded by enemy fire and relinquishing command of the platoon gave orders to “Take control and get these men out.” His unimpeachable gallantry in combat against a numerically superior enemy force was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

Sources: John Leonard (nephew) and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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