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ROGER WILLIAM FAREWELL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 25, 1950 – July 3, 1971
Service recordRoger William Farewell, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 3, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 98
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 25, 1950
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 3, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date July 3, 1971; two of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In July 1971, 118 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 98
- GERRY ARTHUR HARRCaptain · July 3, 1971
- RUSSELL CLAIR MANNSpecialist Four · July 3, 1971
- TERRY JACK MARTELLCaptain · July 3, 1971
- RICHARD SALLEE JRSergeant · July 3, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD SALLEE JRSergeant · Panel 3W, Line 98
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 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.