Robert Eugene Mackey
Corporal
HHC, 3RD BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Cocoa, Florida
November 17, 1947 to September 07, 1968
ROBERT E MACKEY is on the Wall at Panel W45, Line 63

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I was in the same Med Company with Bob Mackey, when we both were sent to the field (Delta, 3/1st) at the same time. My Company was at LZ Cork during the field operations when Bob was killed. I heard he was shot by a sniper while trying to assist another wounded soldier (a major concern for medics at that time).

Bob was one of the medics I often socialized with before we went to the field. He was a very bright and fun loving person. His loss was heavily felt by medics in the 6th Support Battalion.

The attached photo was taken by me sometime before we were infused to the field, about June 1968.

-- Dale Pierce, Folsom, California 09/23/2012

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