Rank: Sergeant
Unit: K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: National Guard
Date of birth: 4-Mar-1947
Hometown: Ewa, Hawaii
Marital status: Married to Carol A. Pangan
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 4-Aug-1965
Start of tour: 26-Jan-1969
Incident date: 21-Jul-1969
Date of casualty: 21-Jul-1969
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
Roger Rogelio Pangan was killed while commander of a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Track commander of Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) on combat operation. Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Binh Long, South Vietnam, XT 680 790
Place of interment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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