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ROGER WILLIAM HOOD
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 26, 1949 – April 13, 1969
Service recordRoger William Hood, of Choteau, Montana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 13, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 73
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- January 26, 1949
- Home of record
- Choteau, Montana (Teton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 13, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
47 names on the Wall carry the date April 13, 1969; 21 of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 76 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 73
- RONALD BRUCE FERGUSONPrivate First Class · April 13, 1969
- HAROLD LEE GREEVERStaff Sergeant · April 13, 1969
- TERRY LEWIS GUMPSpecialist Four · April 13, 1969
- RICARDO IBRAHIN ROMEROSpecialist Four · April 13, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LOUIS CASTROSergeant First Class · Panel 27W, Line 71
- ARLIE RAY COLLINSSpecialist Four · Panel 27W, Line 71
- MICHAEL DAVID HOWARDPrivate First Class · Panel 27W, Line 74
From Choteau
- JAMES EDWARD UNDERWOODMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEE EDWARD NORDAHLLieutenant Commander · December 20, 1965
- THOMAS ALBERT DELLWOFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1971
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.