John Avery Rogers was born at Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of John Rufus Rogers and Margaret Hazel (Maggie) Colston
Military Data
Unit A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division, Americal Division, USARV
Casualty Data
Start Tour 4 October 1967
Incident Date 19 January 1968
Casualty Date 19 January 1968
Age at Loss 19
Location , South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Other explosive device
Vietnam Wall Panel 34E Line 082
Burial
Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Plot BB, 41
Picture below from the Chattanooga High School, yearbook 1964
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 1 August 1948
- Date of death: 19 January 1968
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 1st Cavalry Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Top Panel
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