Name: CPT John Stephen Roederer
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 07/03/1967 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 28.8
Date of Birth: 09/12/1938
Home City: New York, NY
Service: regular component of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Unit: HMM-165
Service: U.S. Marine Corps.
The Wall location: 22E-121
Short Summary: Pilot passenger in a helicopter.
Aircraft: CH-46A tail number 152532
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 7562 = Pilot CH-46 Qualified
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: 04
Location: Quang Tri Province I Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Non-hostile - died of other causes
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Protestant - no denominational preference
Burial information: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY, PENSACOLA FL
This record was last updated on 06/30/2013
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