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ROY E STOKES
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 13, 1944 – June 4, 1965
Service recordRoy E Stokes, of Flint, Michigan, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 4, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 131
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- February 13, 1944
- Home of record
- Flint, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 4, 1965
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 4, 1965; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1965, 146 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 131
- CARROLL MONROE BIERMAN JRCorporal · June 4, 1965
- RONALD HARVEY MCNEESPrivate First Class · June 5, 1965
- ROBERT LEE SHOEMAKERPetty Officer Second Class · June 5, 1965
- HUGH JOHN SULLIVAN JRSergeant · June 5, 1965
From Flint
- FRED TOINSSpecialist Four · October 12, 1965
- JAMES LEROY CRAGARStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1965
- DONALD CAMERON MCPHEEGunnery Sergeant · October 24, 1965
- WARDLOW WESLEY PARTEEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BILLIE NEAL PLUMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- RAYMOND CARL ROBINSONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- DENNIS A DESCOPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- JULIAN B WILLOUGHBYStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD DOZIERLance Corporal · August 25, 1966
- PHILLIP CARROL FOXPetty Officer Third Class · October 13, 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.