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ROCHESTER MITCHELL
Private · U.S. Army
February 6, 1945 – May 17, 1966
Service recordRochester Mitchell, of Memphis, Tennessee, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 17, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 73
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 6, 1945
- Home of record
- Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 17, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
62 names on the Wall carry the date May 17, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 125 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 73
- PICARDO RAMONLZY MAYSSergeant · May 17, 1966
- GILBERT GREGORY MULLENCorporal · May 17, 1966
- EDWARD GEORGE MYERSPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- HAROLD BRADLEY NADEAUPrivate · May 17, 1966
Same unit, same day
- SAMMY A BARGASergeant · Panel 7E, Line 67
- WILLMATT BROWNPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 67
- SAMUEL DAVID CARPENTERSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 68
- TERRY WAYNE CARPENTERPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 68
- GARY THOMAS FUTRELLStaff Sergeant · Panel 7E, Line 68
- DANNY DAVID DYESpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 70
- WALTER FELTONPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 70
- BENNY SAN NICOLAS FLORESSergeant · Panel 7E, Line 70
- ROBERT LEE FOSTERPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 71
- JOHN JOSEPH MAGYAROSISergeant · Panel 7E, Line 72
- FREDRICK CHARLES MANGATPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 72
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 72
- PICARDO RAMONLZY MAYSSergeant · Panel 7E, Line 73
- GILBERT GREGORY MULLENCorporal · Panel 7E, Line 73
- EDWARD GEORGE MYERSPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 73
- HAROLD BRADLEY NADEAUPrivate · Panel 7E, Line 73
- ROBERT LOUIS PADILLASergeant · Panel 7E, Line 74
- KENNETH WALTER PICKETTStaff Sergeant · Panel 7E, Line 74
- JOHN PETERS RANDLESCorporal · Panel 7E, Line 75
- CLIFFORD G RHODESPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 75
- LAWRENCE L RINGGOLD JRPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 76
- JAMES ROWE STEPHENSSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 76
- JOHN WALTER TEAGUEPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 76
- JESSE FLOYD WAGESSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 77
From Memphis
- JESSE ALEXANDER GRAYSergeant First Class · June 12, 1964
- ANDREW DAYTON PARKER JRMajor · June 18, 1965
- JOHN CARLOS HARRISSergeant · July 21, 1965
- WALTER LEWIS SMITHPrivate First Class · August 19, 1965
- CLAUDE TALBERT JRPrivate First Class · October 8, 1965
- WILLIAM CLYDE HARPERSergeant · October 10, 1965
- DANIEL DAVID HARDENSergeant · November 1, 1965
- RANDLE TOM WOODSLance Corporal · November 6, 1965
- KELLY EUGENE WHITAKERPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- MELVIN FRANK FORTSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
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.