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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: RODGERS
First name: BILLY GENE
Home of Record (official): ALEX
State (official): OK
Date of Birth: Wednesday, December 25, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 54661058
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
K Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, January 10, 1967
Date of Casualty: Friday, July 21, 1967
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 23E - Row 104