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RICHARD MARION SROKA
Captain · U.S. Army
March 25, 1938 – July 13, 1964
Service recordRichard Marion Sroka, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on July 13, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 58
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Ranger, Infantry Unit Commander (81542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- March 25, 1938
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 13, 1964
- Age
- 26
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date July 13, 1964. In July 1964, 17 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 58
- JOSEPH WILLIAM BURKETTMajor · July 13, 1964
- BILLY T HATFIELDCaptain · July 13, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- PAUL R HELTSLEY IIIPrivate First Class · July 17, 1964
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH WILLIAM BURKETTMajor · Panel 1E, Line 58
- BILLY T HATFIELDCaptain · Panel 1E, Line 58
From Buffalo
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
- ROBERT RAYMOND DYCZKOWSKILieutenant Colonel · April 23, 1966
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.