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RICHARD W ROY
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
January 9, 1943 – August 8, 1966
Service recordRichard W Roy, of New Britain, Connecticut, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 8, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 117
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 9, 1943
- Home of record
- New Britain, Connecticut (Hartford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 8, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date August 8, 1966. In August 1966, 501 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 98 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 117
- RICHARD WILLIAM POWERPrivate First Class · August 8, 1966
- CHARLES RAY POWERSSpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- RICHARD ALLAN SCHAAFSergeant Major · August 8, 1966
- DENNIS RICHARD SCHMIDTCorporal · August 8, 1966
Same unit, same day
- TONY LEE BAKKEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 110
- CLIFTON E BENNETTSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 110
- FRANK LEE BLEVINSPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 110
- JUDGE BURROUGHS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 111
- ORRIE JULIUS BUSKEYPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 111
- BRIAN J CLUNEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 111
- DONALD LEE CORBINPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 112
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 9E, Line 112
- CHARLES RICHARD GREENEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 113
- DAVID CONRAD HAMPTONPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 113
- MARTIS LEON HAYNESStaff Sergeant · Panel 9E, Line 113
- ANDY JOHNSON JRPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 114
- DOUGLAS WAYNE JONESPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 114
- JOHN JORDAN KOLZSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 114
- GEORGE EDWARD MATUSCSAKPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 115
- RICHARD WOODS MEEHANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9E, Line 115
- LESLIE DAVID NICKELSPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 115
- ERIC REINHARD NORDMANWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 9E, Line 115
- ALFREDO OSTOLAZO-MALDONADOPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 116
- MARK EDWARD PARKERPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 116
- DEREK BOYD POPESpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 116
- RICHARD WILLIAM POWERPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 117
- CHARLES RAY POWERSSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 117
- RICHARD ALLAN SCHAAFSergeant Major · Panel 9E, Line 117
From New Britain
- JOHN M GRASSO JRPrivate First Class · November 27, 1965
- RICHARD EARL CHABOTLance Corporal · December 10, 1965
- FLOYD MONROE HORTONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- RICHARD ARTHUR GILBREATHPetty Officer Third Class · July 22, 1966
- PEDRO O CANCELPrivate First Class · January 7, 1967
- LAWRENCE JOSEPH PELLETIERPrivate First Class · March 28, 1967
- MICHAEL DAVID SMITHLance Corporal · July 2, 1967
- JOSEPH EVERETT LAVIGNEPrivate First Class · July 31, 1967
- JOHN DENNIS WHORFFSpecialist Four · August 29, 1967
- WALTER EARL BENTLEYCorporal · November 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.