Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

Roger Ray Kerns

BranchArmy
RankPrivate First Class
Conflict / EraVietnam War
Years of Service02/1968 – 11/30/1968
Date of Birth05/06/1948
Date of Death11/30/1968
HometownWashington, OH
AwardsBronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Palm; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Expert Marksmanship Badge (rifle, automatic rifle, machine gun)
Burial LocationWolf Creek Cemetery, Kenton, Buck Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Monument PaverNo
SourceNo DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 10/26/2007; National Archives; No Quarter Casualty Record; Veterans Memorial Fund Virtual Wall; Marysville Journal-Tribune, 12/10/1968; Surname File, Marysville Public Library; | obituary, Richwood Gazette, 12/19/1968; posthumous awards, Richwood Gazette, 06/04/1970

Overseas service: South Vietnam. Church: Byhalia Friends Church. School: North Union Local Schools. Serial #51881911; Type of Casualty: Hostile - Killed; Reason: multi-fragment wounds; body recovered; age 20; NARA Ref. #18588; died while missing in action; master casualty number 18588; honored on Panel 37W, Row 12, of the Vietnam Wall; all military decorations awarded posthumously; KIA

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument