Rank: Sergeant First Class
Unit: H Company, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11E – Armor Crewman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 30-Sep-1936
Hometown: Northville, Michigan
Marital status: Married to Ann L. Gregory, one son, two daughters
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 31-Aug-1955
Start of tour: 4-Jul-1968
Incident date: 19-Sep-1968
Date of casualty: 19-Sep-1968
Age at death: 31
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of other causes. Vehicle Crash (MC). Vehicle loss or crash.
Robert Arthur Gregory died from injuries received while on guard duty when military vehicle rolled backward pinning him between it and another vehicle. / (Individual transported to 7th Surgical Hospital, Blackhorse base camp, Long Giao, where he expired.)
Location of fatality: Hua Nghia, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Novi, Michigan, USA
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