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ROOSEVELT GEORGE DOCKERY
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 11, 1949 – February 4, 1970
Service recordRoosevelt George Dockery, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 4, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 100 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 100
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
- Medical Equipment Repairer (91A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 11, 1949
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 4, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date February 4, 1970; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 100
- PATRICK LERVILLE COLEPrivate First Class · February 4, 1970
- ROBERT ORVILLE COLLINSSergeant · February 4, 1970
- LAWRENCE NORMOND DUBIAMaster Sergeant · February 4, 1970
- LARRY EUGENE DYERPrivate First Class · February 4, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DUANE CLIFFORD LARSONSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 99
- PATRICK LERVILLE COLEPrivate First Class · Panel 14W, Line 100
- ROBERT ORVILLE COLLINSSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 100
- MICHAEL LLOYD NEUDAHLSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 101
- GERALD DOUGLAS TOMLINSONCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 102
- ROBERT LYNN UFFORDStaff Sergeant · Panel 14W, Line 102
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.