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SPC Elwood John Roehl

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SPC Elwood John Roehl Veteran

Birth
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
23 Sep 1969 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
block 609 lot 6 grave 6
Memorial ID
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Elwood was the son of Glenn and Margaret Brugger Roehl. He graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1965 and attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for two years before he enlisted in the United States Army in October of 1967. His tour of duty in Vietnam began on July 30, 1969. His unit delivered supplies to troops. He suffered injuries on September 18, 1969 in a vehicle accident in Vietnam and died of his injuries a few days later. He was preceded in death by his father. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and two sisters.

Sp. 5 Roehl is remembered on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall on Panel 18W-line 129
Elwood was the son of Glenn and Margaret Brugger Roehl. He graduated from Janesville Senior High School in 1965 and attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for two years before he enlisted in the United States Army in October of 1967. His tour of duty in Vietnam began on July 30, 1969. His unit delivered supplies to troops. He suffered injuries on September 18, 1969 in a vehicle accident in Vietnam and died of his injuries a few days later. He was preceded in death by his father. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and two sisters.

Sp. 5 Roehl is remembered on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall on Panel 18W-line 129


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  • Created by: Sue
  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11070557/elwood_john-roehl: accessed ), memorial page for SPC Elwood John Roehl (12 Nov 1947–23 Sep 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11070557, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 46778782).