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ROBERT TRIGALET
Panel 26W ROW 104 - 02-May-69

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First Lieutenant Robert Ernest Trigalet 0101545/7562 USMC was from Bristow, Okla. He was born

on June 9, 1944. He arrived in Vietnam on October 29, 1968. He was 24 years old at the time of his death. Trigalet was a good humored and well liked officer always friendly and up-beat. He died on May 2, 1969 in Quang Tri Province. He was the aircraft commander of CH-46D buno 152559 which crashed on land after a mid-air collision with an army UH-1. His body was recovered. He was married. His religion was Roman Catholic. His race is officially listed as Caucasian. He had three year’s service at the time of his death. Trigalet had previously survived a crash while in the squadron.

 

 

 

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