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WILLIAM JAMES ROGERS IV
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 13, 1948 – March 26, 1969
Service recordWilliam James Rogers IV, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 26, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 28W, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28W · Line 52
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
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- February 13, 1948
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 26, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
71 names on the Wall carry the date March 26, 1969; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 28W, Line 52
- CARLOS WILSON RUCKERSpecialist Five · March 26, 1969
- WILLIAM WESLEY SCHOTH IISpecialist Five · March 26, 1969
- MICHAEL JOSEPH SELLITTOLance Corporal · March 26, 1969
- ROBERT EDWARD SHERIDANFirst Lieutenant · March 26, 1969
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.