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ROGER KENNETH GREENWAY
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 4, 1947 – January 1, 1970
Service recordRoger Kenneth Greenway, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 1, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 114
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- July 4, 1947
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 1, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date January 1, 1970; nine of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 114
- BENJAMIN JOHN J BUCHANANSpecialist Four · January 1, 1970
- GARY LEE DEMPSEYSecond Lieutenant · January 1, 1970
- ROY WILLARD GODOWNSSergeant · January 1, 1970
- HENRY CHESTER KLINGERSpecialist Four · January 1, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GOLGUIS COLON-RODRIGUEZPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 113
- HENRY CHESTER KLINGERSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 114
- CHARLES EDWARD MOORE JRSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 115
- WILLIAM CARL REDDICKSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 115
- JOHN MICHEAL REILLYPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 115
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.