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ROGER LEE SCOTT
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 9, 1950 – January 20, 1970
Service recordRoger Lee Scott, of Powell, Wyoming, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 20, 1970, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 50
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 ARMORED CAV
- Born
- February 9, 1950
- Home of record
- Powell, Wyoming (Park County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 20, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date January 20, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quang Duc Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “11 ARMORED CAV”, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 50
- FRANK ANTHONY PECORAROSpecialist Four · January 20, 1970
- WILLIAM LEROY PHILLIPSCaptain · January 20, 1970
- WILLIAM WARREN SURETTE JRStaff Sergeant · January 20, 1970
- RONALD S ATHANASIOUPetty Officer Third Class · January 21, 1970
From Powell
- CURTIS TADASHI ANDOPrivate First Class · January 3, 1967
- PABLO PATINOStaff Sergeant · February 18, 1967
- RICHARD PAUL POWERSCorporal · September 5, 1969
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.