In Memoriam

WILLIAM M ROARK

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Roark, William Marshall
Bellevue, NE
NAVY
LT

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10/23/1938

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Panel 01E Line 102
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4/7/1965
4/7/1965
4/7/1965

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ACCOUNTED FOR - 31 MAR 77

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North Vietnam
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XE630500
N/A

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Not Listed
A-4C 148317

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1310 = Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
VA-153, CVW-15, USS CORAL SEA, TF 77, 7TH FLEET
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE
Casualty codes: A1-A-1
A1 = Hostile, died outright
A = Air loss or crash at sea
1 = Fixed Wing - Pilot
MIA - Accounted for.
https://dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt000000v2unAEAQ
Hit Over Land, Ejected Just Offshore And Shot 22 Km North-Northwest Of Dong Hoi, North Vietnam 07Apr65.

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