GREEN BERETS Heinz, Roger William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Heinz ​

• FORENAME

Roger William ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (HQ and HQ Company-Chaplain) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

481320462 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th December 1969 ​

• AGE

33 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 2 Site E-53RH ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Coventry,Connecticut​

born 11.3.1936 Dubuque,Iowa​

son of William Vincent and Stella N. Heinz​

husband of Lois Heinz (married 5.8.1961) (2 children)​

10 years service​

former 82 Airborne Division​

awards Legion of Merit,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

killed in UH-1H helicopter crash (non hostile) Quang Ngai Province,South Vietnam​

Tail number 68-16220 of 123rd Aviation Bn​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,DC Panel 15W Line 42 ​

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