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ROGER J MCALLISTER JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 6, 1940 – May 9, 1965
Service recordRoger J McAllister JR, of Milford, New Hampshire, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 9, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 112
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Operator (05B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- September 6, 1940
- Home of record
- Milford, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 9, 1965
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date May 9, 1965. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 112
- NICKOLAS RAY KOEHLERLance Corporal · May 8, 1965
- JAMES DAVID LAHAYECommander · May 8, 1965
- DAVID ALLEN KARDELLLieutenant · May 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 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.