VIETNAM - SHIPLEY, ROGER WILLIAM

Shipley, Roger William

VIETNAM - SHIPLEY, ROGER WILLIAM
SHIPLEY, ROGER WILLIAM

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: A Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist

Awards: Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge

Unit awards: Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device

Enlisted by: Regular

Date of birth: 12-Jan-1944

Hometown: Mcminnville, Oregon

Marital status: Married to Mary Shipley, one son

Campaign: Vietnam Conflict

Entered service: 7-Mar-1962

Start of tour: 11-Sep-1967

Incident date: 6-Jun-1968

Date of casualty: 6-Jun-1968

Age at death: 24

Cause of death: Hostile, died. Artillery/Mortar/Rocket. Artillery, rocket, or mortar.
Roger William Shipley died from wounds received while commander on military vehicle on combat operation when vehicle was hit by hostile anti-tank round.

Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam

Place of interment: Evergreen Memorial Park, McMinnville, Oregon, USA

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BRONZE STAR MEDAL

BRONZE STAR MEDAL
WITH VALOR DEVICE
POSTHUMOUS

SERGEANT ROGER WILLIAM SHIPLEY
3 FEBRUARY 1968
A TROOP, 1st SQUADRON

11TH ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT

Sergeant Shipley distinguished himself by valorous actions on the afternoon of 3 February 1968, while serving as a Vehicle Commander with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, on a reconnaissance-in-force mission north of Thu Duc, Vietnam. The lead vehicle received several direct hits by rockets and was disabled. Reacting instantly, Sergeant Shipley moved his vehicle forward to provide suppressive fire for the evacuation of the wounded. When one of his machine gunners became seriously wounded, Sergeant Shipley immediately directed his armored cavalry assault vehicle through the enemy fire to an evacuation site and saw to the removal of the wounded comrade. Sergeant Shipley’s personal bravery and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division General Orders No. 4929 (22 June 1968)