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ROY THOMAS MOSS
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 19, 1946 – April 19, 1969
Service recordRoy Thomas Moss, of Durham, North Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 19, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 11
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
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 19, 1946
- Home of record
- Durham, North Carolina (Durham County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 19, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date April 19, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 83 of its members that month.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 26W, Line 11
- ARTHUR FRANKLIN HENDERSONLance Corporal · April 19, 1969
- DAVID LOREN MCGILLCorporal · April 19, 1969
- ROLAND JOHN PANARESESpecialist Four · April 19, 1969
- THEODORE S ROLSTADLance Corporal · April 19, 1969
Same unit, same day
- CARL PHILLIP MORRISONSpecialist Four · Panel 26W, Line 10
From Durham
- WILLIAM B WATSON JRStaff Sergeant · February 23, 1966
- ALFRED L THOMPSONPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- JOHN MARSHALL BROWN IIIStaff Sergeant · April 7, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD FARRAR JRPrivate First Class · June 9, 1966
- JAMES AUGUSTA RICHARDSONPrivate First Class · July 6, 1966
- MCARTHUR NICHOLSSpecialist Four · September 18, 1966
- JOHN MILTON HARRINGTONCaptain · September 19, 1966
- HAROLD LEE HARRISPrivate First Class · October 22, 1966
- FREDDIE LEE BURNETTESpecialist Four · December 27, 1966
- KENNETH JAMES DANTZLERSpecialist Four · April 1, 1967
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.