Robert Laverne Neff (1936 - 1996)

Born 21 Aug 1936 in Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America

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Died 16 May 1996 at age 59 in Virginia, United States of America

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Biography

Colonel Bob Neff served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started: 9 Mar 1959
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Service ended: 31 Oct 1983

Bob Neff was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States).

Bob Neff was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Bob Neff was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.

Bob Neff was awarded the Air Medal.

Bob Neff was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal.

Col Robert Laverne Neff was born on August 21, 1936, in Belmont, Ohio. He was the son of Robert Neff and Leota Mae Williams. He married Andrea Marie Jackopin 14 Oct 1975.^[1]

Bob Neff was a Marine during the Vietnam war and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on October 8, 1967 for actions he took to evacuate seriously wounded special forces soldiers from deep in enemy controlled territory while his own aircraft came under heavy fire.

He also received the Legion of Merit, Defense Service, Joint Service, and Air Medals.

Col. Neff, a retired naval aviator and a Vietnam veteran, was a graduate of Ohio State University (OSU), Auburn University and the class of 1954 of Belmont High School in Ohio.^[2]

He died on May 16, 1996, in Virginia at the age of 59, and was buried in Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia, Section 11 Site 427.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2676652:3146?tid=19087328&pid=102264395511
2. ↑ https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19960519-1996-05-19-9605190106-story.html
3. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8750&h=2226294&ssrc=pt&tid=19087328&pid=102264395511&usePUB=true

• Registry of 2nd Lieutenants, Marine Corps - Navy Department Library - Naval History and Heritage Command; Washington, D.C.; Navy Register: Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine; Year: 1961 (v.1) https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60656/images/32271_1220705235_0058-00876?pId=718881
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13317651:2441?tid=19087328&pid=102264395511