ROGER W CLARK
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HONORED ON PANEL 23E, LINE 40 OF THE WALL

ROGER WILLIAM CLARK

WALL NAME

ROGER W CLARK

PANEL / LINE

23E/40

DATE OF BIRTH

02/18/1947

CASUALTY PROVINCE

KONTUM

DATE OF CASUALTY

07/10/1967

HOME OF RECORD

PITTSFIELD

COUNTY OF RECORD

Rutland County

STATE

VT

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

SP4

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POSTED ON 8.13.2023

Final Mission of SP4 Roger W. Clark

Operation Greeley was a 173rd Airborne Brigade search-and-destroy operation in the jungle-covered mountains near Dak To in Kontum Province, RVN. On the afternoon of July 10, 1967, three maneuver battalions conducted a sweep near a 2700-foot mountain referred to Hill 830, 12 kilometers (7.2 miles) south of Ben Het village. Companies A, B, and D, 4th Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, moved west toward their day’s objective when Company A made heavy contact with a dug-in North Vietnamese Army (NVA) unit on Hill 830. Company A received fire from three heavy machine guns at close range. Artillery was called on the enemy positions as Company B closed in to support. They were hit by two more heavy machine guns in undetected bunkers. The NVA further employed light automatic weapons and mortar fire. The enemy positions were mutually supporting and estimated to be occupied by a reinforced NVA company. Company D, which had been in reserve, maneuvered to relieve pressure on the besieged companies. The enemy broke contact at 6:00 PM and withdrew, leaving nine bodies and three weapons behind. Two days later, two NVA wounded were captured in a base camp to the southwest of the contact. American losses were 25 killed and 50 wounded. The lost personnel included (A-4/503rd) SFC Myron S. Beach Jr., PFC John C. Borowski (posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross), SP4 Roger W. Clark, SGT William J. Deuerling (posthumously awarded the Silver Star medal), SP4 Arthur A. Erwin, PFC David H. Johnson, 1LT Daniel W. Jordan (posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross), SP4 Oris L. Poole, SP4 Walter A. Samans Jr., and SP4 Franklin S. Shepherd; (B-4/503rd) SGT David P. Crozier, PFC Jimmy E. Darby, SP4 Larry A. Doring, PFC James Fabrizio, PFC Frazier D. Huggins (posthumously promoted to Corporal), SFC William A. Scott, PFC Malton G. Shores, PFC Harry D. Spier, and SGT Jesus M. Torres; (HHC-4/503rd) SGT Siegfried Kofler, PFC Joel M. Sabel (posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and promoted to Corporal), and MAJ Walter D. Williams; (3/319th Arty) SGT Kenneth L. Brown, PFC Michael S. Mitchell, and 1LT Arthur C. Retzlaff. One of the wounded, SP4 Peter G. Lechnir (B-4/503rd), was evacuated to the United States. Medically retired and confined to a wheelchair, he died of his injuries on February 15, 1973. Lechnir’s name was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in November 1991. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and vvmf.org]
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POSTED ON 3.24.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us…..
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POSTED ON 4.17.2021
POSTED BY: Jury Washington

Thank You For Your Valiant Service Soldier.

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace SP4. Clark, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.
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POSTED ON 2.18.2019

Roger

Roger....Honoring you on your birthday....God Bless
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POSTED ON 11.1.2018
POSTED BY: jerry sandwisch wood cty.ohio vietnam vet 1969-70 army 173rd abn bde

You are not forgotten

The war may be forgotten but the warrior will always be remembered. All gave Some-Some gave All. Rest in peace Sky Soldier.
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