Robert S. Masuda Sgt.

USA Army Infantry sergeant Masuda did not return from a mission with the rest of his squadron and has been listed as missing in action. His wife Sadami is a resident of San Jose

[The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, CA, 19 Sep 1971, Sun, Page 100]

Memorial certificate for SSgt Robert Susumu Masuda issued by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu (Honolulu), HI.

The Courts of the Missing appear at approximately the 11 o'clock position on the map.

[courtesy of Debbie (Tetrault) & Bruce Almeida]

Entry for SSgt Robert S, Masuda on the Courts of the Missing, Court B, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu (Honolulu county), Hawaii.

Robert was officially declared dead on 16 March 1971.  A Pfc at the time of his disappearance, he was posthumously promoted to SSgt.

See joint memorial page for further details.