Robert Curtis Borton Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromBenton Harbor Michigan
Date of DeathAugust 28 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division
Notes
Staff Sergeant Borton was a member of the 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. On August 28, 1966, he was declared Missing in Action while on a fire team ambush in Hoa Hai village, South Vietnam. His remains were recovered on February 8, 1993 and identified on March 29, 1995. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.