Roger Duane Roseberry, Vietnam War CasualtyPorter County Data on Vietnam War Casualties . . . .
Roger Duane Roseberry
Specialist Fourth Class, B Company, 27th Infantry, 2nd Battalion
Date of Birth: July 16, 1944
Date of Death: March 21, 1967
Cause of Death: Killed in Action, multiple fragment wounds
Hometown: Hebron
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 17 East, Row 13
Newspaper Notices:
Fourth County Soldier Killed
A fourth Porter county service man has lost his life in Vietnam.
S4 Roger D. Roseberry, 22, son of Max Duane and Deltha (Johnston) Roseberry, RFD
1, Hebron, Boone township, was killed Tuesday, the family has been informed.
Roseberry was reportedly one of five soldiers killed when bombs from a United
State Air Force supersabre jet fell on American positions.
Early in February, Roseberry called his parents from Hong Kong to report that he
had been made a squad leader. He also reported that he had seen considerable
action in the War Zone C campaign.
Near Cambodia
At the time of his death, his headquarters were at Cuhuchi in War Zone C, within
10 miles of the Cambodian border.
S4 Roseberry was a member of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade our of Fort Devens,
Mass. A special forces group, this was the first Light Infantry Brigade in the
U. S. Army.
Roseberry entered the service on Oct. 7, 1965, and had been in Vietnam nine
months.
"Our son was so proud that he had earned the right to be a squad leader," Mr.
and Mrs. Roseberry said today.
"Roger was a quiet, reserved boy, who was a friend of everybody," they added.
Young Roseberry was born in Valparaiso July 16, 1944. He was graduated from
Hebron Hugh school in May, 1962, and from the South Bend College of Commerce in
June, 1965.
Before entering the service, he was employed for three months by the First
National Bank in Valparaiso.
He was a member of the Boon Grove Christian church and the Crown Point chapter,
Sons of the American Revolution.
Surviving besides the parents are four brothers, David Bruce, Lowell, PFC Dennis
Scott, Fort Carson, Colo., Marlin Kent and Robin Johnston, Roseberry, at home;
two sisters, Cynthia Sue and Melody Ann, also at home; the maternal grandmother,
Mrs. William M. Johnston, Valparaiso; and the paternal grandfather, R. E.
Roseberry, of Hebron.
Body will be shipped to Bartholomew Funeral home for services. These rites are
pending.
The other three Porter county soldiers who have been killed in Vietnam were
Thomas S. Drazer, RFD 1, Kouts; Thomas Russell Manning, RFD 5; and Sgt. 1-C
Nicholas Grcich, RFD 4.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; March
24, 1967; Volume 40, Number 222, Page 1, Columns 6 to 8
Obituary
Funeral services for SSP/4 Roger D. Roseberry, 22, will be conducted at 1:30 PM
today, Thursday, march 30, 1967 in the Bartholomew Funeral home, Valparaiso. The
Rev. Randall Campbell pastor of the Boone Grove Christian Church will officiate
and members of the American Legion Wilson Bates Post #190 will be in charge of
military rites. Burial will be in The Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso.
SP/4 Roseberry was killed in Vietnam March 21. His parents, Max Duane and
Delitha (Johnson) Roseberry, Route 1, Hebron, received the news of their son’s
death the following day, March 22.
At the time of his death, his headquarters were at Chu chi in War Zone C, within
ten miles of the Cambodian border. Reportedly his death was due to fragments
from rocket artillery.
The local boy was a member of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade out of Fort
Devens, Massachusetts, a special forces group and first Light Infantry Brigade
in the US Army.
He entered the service October 7, 1965 and had been serving in Vietnam nine
months. The Roseberry’s learned through a telephone call from their son in
February that he had been made a squad leader and that he had seen considerable
action in the War Zone C campaign.
He was born in Valparaiso July 16, 1944. He graduated from the Hebron High
School in 1963 and from the South Bend College in commerce in June 1965. Before
entering the service he was employed for three months by the First National Bank
in Valparaiso.
He was quite active in 4-H work and during his high school years served as
president of C.A. R. and was state officer of that organization for two years.
At the time of his death he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution
and also a member of the Boone Grove Christian Church.
SP/4 Roseberry is one of four Indiana men killed in action in Vietnam recently,
according to the Defense Department. The other three are a Marine, PFC Joel W.
Mock, son of Mr. And Mrs. Thomas W. Mock, East Gary; SP/4 Oswald C. South, Jr.,
son of Oswald C. South, Muncie; and PFC Charles A. McDaniels, son of Mrs.
Virginia Gentry, R.R. 5, Booneville.
Three other Porter County soldiers who also have lost their lives in Vietnam are
Thomas S. Drazer, of Kouts; Thomas Russell Manning, of R.R.5, Valparaiso; and
Sgt.1-C Nicholas Grcich, of R.R.4, Valparaiso.
The local boy is survived by his parents; four brothers, David and Bruce of
Lowell, PFC Dennis Scott, of Fort Carson, Colorado; Marlin, Kent, and Robin
Johnston Roseberry, at home; two sisters, Cynthia Sue and Melody Ann, also at
home; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. William M. Johnston, of Valpariso; and the
paternal grandfather, R.E. Roseberry, of Hebron.
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Source: Porter County Herald, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; March
30, 1967
ROGER DUANE ROSEBERRY - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Roseberry, was graduated from
Hebron High School in 1963 and from South Bend College of Commerce in 1965. He
entered the Army in October on 1965. He then served in Viet Nam from July, 1966,
until he was killed in action on March 21, 1967, at the age of 22 and was
awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
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History Committee. 1990.
Charter Centennial: Hebron, Indiana, 1890-1990.
Hebron, Indiana: Star Printing. 120 p. [page 10]
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Information abstracted and transcribed by Steven R. Shook