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ROGER THOMAS LAGODZINSKI
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 29, 1947 – May 19, 1970
Service recordRoger Thomas Lagodzinski, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 19, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 65 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 65
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- July 29, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1970; three of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 65
- THOMAS WAYNE JOHNSONCorporal · May 19, 1970
- LANNY GUY LADOUCEURFirst Lieutenant · May 19, 1970
- BOBBY JOE LEMONSSergeant · May 19, 1970
- JACK THOMAS NEGUSSpecialist Four · May 19, 1970
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS WAYNE JOHNSONCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 65
- BILLY RAY LUCASSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 66
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.