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MARK RICHARD ROSE
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 8, 1945 – November 12, 1969
Service recordMark Richard Rose, of Everett, Washington, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 12, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 67 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 67
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- November 8, 1945
- Home of record
- Everett, Washington (Snohomish County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 12, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date November 12, 1969; 11 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 67
- DONALD OLIVER FONZIMaster Sergeant · October 9, 1969
- DENNIS WAYNE ROSSSpecialist Four · November 12, 1969
- WILLIAM SCOTTSpecialist Four · November 12, 1969
- HARRY WINFIELD SMITHMajor · November 12, 1969
- R C EARL SWEETENSergeant First Class · November 12, 1969
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH PAUL BARKLEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 61
- KENNETH LEE CASWELLSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 62
- GUMESINDO DELA ROSASpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 62
- ROBERT PATRICK GALLAGHERCaptain · Panel 16W, Line 63
- THOMAS WILLIAM LANDRUMSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 65
- RONALD GENE LAUDERDALEPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 65
- LARRY CLARENCE MOSHERSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 66
- WILLIAM MCGREGOR PIERPONTSecond Lieutenant · Panel 16W, Line 66
- DENNIS WAYNE ROSSSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 67
- BRUCE ELLIOT WALTERSPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 68
From Everett
- PAUL HERBERT EKLUNDSecond Lieutenant · November 19, 1965
- PATRICK MICHAEL DOYLELance Corporal · March 25, 1966
- BILLIE DWAINE LANDERSStaff Sergeant · September 17, 1966
- ROBERT LAYMON ARMITAGEPrivate First Class · February 4, 1967
- RONALD DAVID HARTSpecialist Four · February 17, 1967
- JOE PAUL LARSENPrivate First Class · May 18, 1967
- EDWARD JOHN WAGNER JRSergeant · May 19, 1967
- ROBERT HARVEY PEARSONCaptain · June 11, 1967
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL DAWSONSpecialist Four · July 21, 1967
- RICKY PALMER MATTERNWarrant Officer 1 · September 3, 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.