Robert Ball was born on November 29, 1949, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ball.  His home of record is Trenton, NJ.  He attended Trenton High School and played varsity football.  He had three sisters, Cynthia, Antoinette and Regina.

He enlisted in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

On June 18, 1968, at the age of 18, Ball was killed by a grenade, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam.

Sources: Various websites, newspaper clippings and NJVVMF.