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4th Infantry Division

1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment

CASUALTY REPORT

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-- Personal --

 Last Name: Protto Jr.
PROTTO
 First Name: Robert
 Middle Name: Bruce
 Home of Record (official): Sunnyvale
 State (official): CA
 Date of Birth: Thursday, 13 December 1945
 Sex: Male
 Race: Caucasian
 Marital Status: Married

 

-- Military --

 Branch: Army
 Rank: Staff Sergeant
 Serial Number: 56834510
 Component: Selective Service
 Pay grade: E-5 (Posthumous promotion as indicated)
 MOS: 11B40 (Infantryman)
 Awards: Purple Heart
 Unit: Bravo Company, 3rd Platoon

 

-- Action --

 Start of Tour: Sunday, 15 December 1968
 Date of Casualty:

Sunday, 9 March 1969

 Age at time of loss: 23
 Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, Died
 Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds (Ground Casualty)
 Country: South Vietnam
 Province: Kontum
 Location: YA 907895, Hill 994, northern end of the Plei Trap Valley
 The Wall: Panel 30W - Row 095