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GEORGE HENRY ROGALLA
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
December 8, 1949 – November 2, 1970
Service recordGeorge Henry Rogalla, of Warren, Michigan, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 2, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 36
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Pilot, Multi-Engine (101C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 8, 1949
- Home of record
- Warren, Michigan (Macomb County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date November 2, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 36
- JEROME MICHAEL ROUSECorporal · November 2, 1970
- WENDELL TAYLORSergeant · November 2, 1970
- EUGENE HAYWARD CRUMPTONSpecialist Four · November 3, 1970
- ROBERT ALLEN DERRICKSergeant · November 3, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH LAVERN BROWNSpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 34
- DOUGLAS JOHN CAMPBELLWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 6W, Line 34
- JOHN CHESTER KINGSpecialist Four · Panel 6W, Line 35
- OSCAR MALONEYSpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 35
- JOHN THOMAS ORRICOChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 6W, Line 35
From Warren
- RONALD FRANK SKOVIAKCorporal · October 8, 1963
- RICHARD LEE HOLLINGSWORTHSergeant · January 9, 1966
- DENNIS M LYDENPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- GERALD RICCICorporal · February 12, 1967
- ROMAN ROZEL VILLAMOR JRLance Corporal · March 31, 1967
- ALAN LANECorporal · May 13, 1967
- JEREMY MICHAEL JARVISMajor · July 25, 1967
- RICHARD ALLEN JACOBSPrivate First Class · August 27, 1967
- MICHAEL AUGUST HOGLUNDSergeant · November 10, 1967
- ROGER JOSEPH HOOVERPrivate · December 1, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.