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THOMAS SAMUEL ROGERS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 3, 1945 – July 14, 1970
Service recordThomas Samuel Rogers, of Penns Grove, New Jersey, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 14, 1970, in Tuyen Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 18
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 3, 1945
- Home of record
- Penns Grove, New Jersey (Salem County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 14, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Tuyen Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date July 14, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tuyen Duc Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 18
- MELVIN DALE MILLERSpecialist Four · July 14, 1970
- TERRY ALAN PALMFirst Lieutenant · July 14, 1970
- JOHN READY IIISpecialist Four · July 14, 1970
- GARY LEE SCHNEIDERStaff Sergeant · July 14, 1970
From Penns Grove
- CHARLES ROBERT WETZELPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- GERALD RONALD THOMPSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 1967
- ROY MORGAN JONES JRPrivate First Class · April 18, 1967
- JOHN HERBERT CHEEKSCorporal · April 28, 1967
- ALTON THOMAS JRCorporal · March 9, 1968
- LARRY HANSEN BOWENPrivate First Class · June 7, 1969
- MICHAEL JENNINGSLance Corporal · July 25, 1969
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.