Robert James Cordova

Vietnam War
UnitUSS Valley Forge (LPH-8)
RankFireman Apprentice U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromBoystown Nebraska
Date of DeathJanuary 27 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Fireman Apprentice Cordova was a crew member of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS VALLEY FORGE (LPH-8). On January 27, 1968 during "Operation Badger Catch", he was Killed in Action near Dong Hoi, South Vietnam. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.