Cpl Hawes #2179805
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Robert was born in Los Angeles and lived there all of his life, where he graduated June 1965 from the Manual Arts Senior High School.
He enlisted in the Marines 1 September 1965, at a Los Angeles Recruiting Office.
Robert served in Alaska, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, before going to Vietnam.
When he arrived in Vietnam 6 February 1968, Robert was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Robert was leading his men to a landing zone in the vicinity of Bridge 28 on Highway QL-9 and 7
kilometers southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, when a hostile booby trap mine exploded. He died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body.
Robert was single and served his country for 2 years,7 months and 19 days and had been in
Vietnam for 2 months and 14 days and was KIA #25,999.
Robert was 21 years, 10 months and 6 days old.
Survived by his mother, Zelmeire Clark and his brother, John Hawes of 153 E 50th St, Los Angeles, CA and his father, Robert Hawes of 933 Cecil St, Philadelphia, PA, and his sister, Gloria Hawes Rainey
and grandmother, Ruth Palmer of 2187 W 29th St, Los Angeles, CA.
Newspaper article with his photo.
10/03/2017.
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Robert was born in Los Angeles and lived there all of his life, where he graduated June 1965 from the Manual Arts Senior High School.
He enlisted in the Marines 1 September 1965, at a Los Angeles Recruiting Office.
Robert served in Alaska, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, before going to Vietnam.
When he arrived in Vietnam 6 February 1968, Robert was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Robert was leading his men to a landing zone in the vicinity of Bridge 28 on Highway QL-9 and 7
kilometers southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, when a hostile booby trap mine exploded. He died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body.
Robert was single and served his country for 2 years,7 months and 19 days and had been in
Vietnam for 2 months and 14 days and was KIA #25,999.
Robert was 21 years, 10 months and 6 days old.
Survived by his mother, Zelmeire Clark and his brother, John Hawes of 153 E 50th St, Los Angeles, CA and his father, Robert Hawes of 933 Cecil St, Philadelphia, PA, and his sister, Gloria Hawes Rainey
and grandmother, Ruth Palmer of 2187 W 29th St, Los Angeles, CA.
Newspaper article with his photo.
10/03/2017.
Cpl Hawes #2179805
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Robert was born in Los Angeles and lived there all of his life, where he graduated June 1965 from the Manual Arts Senior High School.
He enlisted in the Marines 1 September 1965, at a Los Angeles Recruiting Office.
Robert served in Alaska, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, before going to Vietnam.
When he arrived in Vietnam 6 February 1968, Robert was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Robert was leading his men to a landing zone in the vicinity of Bridge 28 on Highway QL-9 and 7
kilometers southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, when a hostile booby trap mine exploded. He died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body.
Robert was single and served his country for 2 years,7 months and 19 days and had been in
Vietnam for 2 months and 14 days and was KIA #25,999.
Robert was 21 years, 10 months and 6 days old.
Survived by his mother, Zelmeire Clark and his brother, John Hawes of 153 E 50th St, Los Angeles, CA and his father, Robert Hawes of 933 Cecil St, Philadelphia, PA, and his sister, Gloria Hawes Rainey
and grandmother, Ruth Palmer of 2187 W 29th St, Los Angeles, CA.
Newspaper article with his photo.
10/03/2017.
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Robert was born in Los Angeles and lived there all of his life, where he graduated June 1965 from the Manual Arts Senior High School.
He enlisted in the Marines 1 September 1965, at a Los Angeles Recruiting Office.
Robert served in Alaska, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, before going to Vietnam.
When he arrived in Vietnam 6 February 1968, Robert was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
Robert was leading his men to a landing zone in the vicinity of Bridge 28 on Highway QL-9 and 7
kilometers southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, when a hostile booby trap mine exploded. He died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body.
Robert was single and served his country for 2 years,7 months and 19 days and had been in
Vietnam for 2 months and 14 days and was KIA #25,999.
Robert was 21 years, 10 months and 6 days old.
Survived by his mother, Zelmeire Clark and his brother, John Hawes of 153 E 50th St, Los Angeles, CA and his father, Robert Hawes of 933 Cecil St, Philadelphia, PA, and his sister, Gloria Hawes Rainey
and grandmother, Ruth Palmer of 2187 W 29th St, Los Angeles, CA.
Newspaper article with his photo.
10/03/2017.
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