Robert Lee Harley
Specialist Four
ARMY HOSPITAL SAIGON, ARMY HEALTH SVCS GROUP, USARV MED CMD, USARV
Army of the United States
Greenwood, Mississippi
February 24, 1949 to September 11, 1972
ROBERT L HARLEY is on the Wall at Panel W1, Line 72

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13 Oct 2005

Robert Lee Harley and John Lewis Smith died together, when their 2-1/2 ton truck flipped over during a rainstorm at Long Binh. I witnessed the accident and was the first one to reach their truck.

The truck had landed upside down in the concertina wire and mine field that surrounded the ammo dump. By the time I was able to get to them the driver (?) had already died and the passenger (?) was pinned under the dash on the passenger side and was still alive. Due to the weather and the location of the truck, it took us too long to dig down to free him and he had died.

Sgt Philip Dick
E Co 14th Inf
RVN Nov71-Mar73
phild@ti.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The two men who died in the accident were SP4 Robert L. Harley and SP4 John L. Smith, Swansea, SC.

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