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Robert James Wells Jr., the son of Robert and Estella (Whitney) Wells, was born on August 5, 1949, in Schenectady, New York. He was a graduate of Linton High School.
On December 12, 1967, Robert enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He held the rank of Private First Class and served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Division. Robert died on April 16, 1968 in the South Vietnamese province of Quang Tri from wounds sustained during the Battle of Khe Sanh. He is buried in Park View Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon