Robert Daniel Higbee
Lance Corporal
C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
November 10, 1945 to August 10, 1966
ROBERT D HIGBEE is on the Wall at Panel 9E, Line 123

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Combat Action Ribbon
 
Robert D Higbee
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18 Nov 2006

Bobby was lost to us in Quang Tin, South Vietnam by hostile ground forces and was a casualty by an "other explosive device". His body was recovered and returned home to his family. He was buried next to his only sister and is now joined by both parents in Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, Valley Forge, PA.

From a cousin,
Lawrence A Harlan
kitaro43@hotmail.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

At about 1100 on 10 August 1966, during OPERATION COLORADO, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, made contact with elements of two NVA battalions near the village of Cam Khe about 8 kilometers west of Tam Ky. The initial contact developed into a full-fledged battle fought in a driving rainstorm which did not clear until about 1730. Although VMO-6 provided armed Huey support, and both shore-based artillery and naval gunfire supported the Marines, fixed-wing aircraft were unable to operate in the area until the rainstorm broke. The 1/5 Marines suffered 16 men killed in action with another 65 wounded but killed more than 100 NVA troops before the battle ended.

The Marines and sailors who died in the fight were

  • A Company:
    • Sgt Ernest B. Amador, San Antonio, TX
    • Sgt John D. Smith, Camden, NJ (DoW 08/11/1966)
    • HM3 Walter P. Jackson, Danville, IL
    • Pfc Lawrence J. Kindred, Overland, MO
    • Pvt Richard A. Skinner, Greenbelt, MD

  • B Company:
    • HM3 James T. Elrod, Moultrie, GA (Silver Star)
    • LCpl Richard W. Williamson, Fife, VA
    • Pfc Kenneth E. Tasker, Deer Park, MD
    • Pfc Everette A. Thompson, Grand Rapids, MI

  • C Company:
    • Cpl Douglas B. Haddix, Springfield, OH
    • LCpl Robert D. Higbee, Drexel Hill, PA
    • HN Lawrence T. Steiner, Houston, TX
    • Pfc David L. Faught, Grand Rapids, MI
    • Pfc Melvin Rolle, Miami, FL
    • Pfc Paul E. Sudsbury, Corinna, ME

  • H&S Company:
    • LCpl Richard P. Donathan, Grand Junction, CO

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