Army Specialist 4th class Rodger Pinkney Crow

Army Specialist 4 Rodger Pinkney Crow
Born December 12, 1948 
Died August 30, 1970 Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
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buried Caddo Cemetery

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parents Ernest and Madgie Mae Hitt Crow

MOS: 11D20 Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Unit: E Troop, 1st Cavalry, 11 Infantry Brigade

Start Tour: Wednesday, 08/20/1969
Casualty Date: Sunday, 08/30/1970

Age at Loss: 21

Operation - Counteroffensive Phase VII

Rodger was participating in an operation run jointly with 3/1 Infantry west of Ngia Hanh,  a small district southwest of Quang Ngai city. The command post track,  accompanied by the three mortar tracks, had established an NDP while platoons of E Troop worked the area around Hill 411. 

On the morning of Rodger's death,  the CP was hit with multiple RPG's.  Rodger was struck with one of the RPG's as he sat on the ACAV.  He sustained major trauma. According to reports, he died enroute to Chu Lai on a MedEvac bird. 

I personally saw the incident. Rodger was an outstanding young man. I met relatives years later during an ARTEP at Camp Shelby, MS. 

I have thought about Rodger numerous times over the years.  His folks need to be proud of his service to our country. 

I am an American Soldier. 

I am a Warrior and a member of a team. 

I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. 

I will always place the mission first. 

I will never accept defeat. 

I will never quit. 

I will never leave a fallen comrade. 

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, 

trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. 

I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. 

I am an expert and I am a professional. 

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy 

the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. 

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. 

I am an American Soldier.

Army Specialist 4th Class

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1st Cavalry

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11th Infantry Brigade

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Americal Division 

Combat Infantry Badge

 FSB Hill 411 photo by Dave Eckberg

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 Rodger Pinkney Crow is on the 
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