Robert Charles Forbes (1917–2002) was a United States Army major general who served as commander of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade during the Vietnam War.

He attended William Penn High School and then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1939.

[1] BG Forbe deployed to South Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division in December 1966.

[1] During the Tet Offensive Forbes led his Brigade in ejecting the Viet Cong from Saigon.

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