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ROY JAMES BLAKELEY
Major · U.S. Air Force
December 10, 1928 – July 22, 1965
Service recordRoy James Blakeley, of Rotan, Texas, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on July 22, 1965, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 42
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- December 10, 1928
- Home of record
- Rotan, Texas (Fisher County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 22, 1965
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date July 22, 1965; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In July 1965, 103 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 42
- ALBERT KALAHANA KUEWAAirman · September 18, 1964
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- JOHN CARLOS HARRISSergeant · July 21, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- OLIVER C CHASE JRCaptain · July 22, 1965
From Rotan
- JAMES WELDON HARGROVEChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 18, 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.