Vietnam
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Fallen
Fallen
Tolna, ND
County:
Nelson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
1st Lieutenant
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
5th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
1st Calvary Division
Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
Circumstances:
On October 23, during Operation WALLOWA the enemy were encountered some 7 kilometers east of Thang Binh in Quang Tin Province. During the ensuing fire fight 1stLt Sime was killed in action by hostile small arms fire.
Biography:
Robert was the husband of Ellen M. Sime of Bergen Norway, the dear son of Mr. and Mrs. Joy Sime of Bremerton Washington. He was commissioned as a 2dLt in the US Army Reserve and arrived for duty in Vietnam on March 30, 1967 where he was assigned to and served with B Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Calvary, 1st Calvary Division, USARV.
He is buried in Garden of Devotion, Lot 194, Space 2 in Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park - Bremerton, WA.