U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998:
Name: Roger Alan Lakin
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1944
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Age: 25
Home City: Derby
Home State: Kansas
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 13 Aug 1969
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: First Lieutenant
Military Grade: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Unit: HML-367, MAG 16, 1ST MAW
Service Occupation: 7565
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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Lieut. Roger Lakin Killed in Vietnam
Lieut. Roger Lakin, formerly of St. Joseph, was killed in a mid-air crash of two helicopters in Vietnam on Thursday, according to word received here by Herbert C. Iffert, a friend of the Lakin Family.
Young Lakin, a marine corps pilot, had been in the marines for two years. He was the son of retired Air Force Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lakin, former St. Joseph and Wathena residents, who now reside at International Falls, Minn. Colonel Lakin’s wife was the former Miss Carolyn Kiehnhoff, Wathena.
Mr. Iffert was told all occupants of both helicopters were killed in the crash.
The Lakins resided at County Club Village here before Colonel Lakin was called back to active duty during the Korean War. He was employed by the Quaker Oats Co. here prior to that war.
The body of Lieutenant Lakin will be brought, in several weeks, to the Harmon mortuary, Wathena. Lieutenant Lakin, 24, was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Published in the St. Joseph New-Press (St. Joseph, MO) Sun., Mar. 29, 1970 pg. 7
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Minnesota Marine dead in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Defense Department has announced the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin of International Falls.
The announcement Monday said Lakin’s death in Vietnam was “not as a result of hostile action.”
Published in the Winona Daily News (Winona, MN) Tuesday, March 31, 1970 pg. 12
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KILLED IN WAR – The Defense Department has reported the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, 25, who was killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam on March 25. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin, International Falls, Minn. His father, who retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1964 after 24 years is a customs officer at International Falls. Lt. Lakin was a graduate of Derby (Kan.) High School and a 1967 graduate of Kansas State College in Emporia. The family moved to Minnesota three years ago. Survivors, besides his parents, include a sister, Kathy, part-time employee at the medical center of the University of Minnesota, where she is a student.
Published in The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, MN) Thursday, April 2, 1970 pg. 8
Name: Roger Alan Lakin
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1944
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Age: 25
Home City: Derby
Home State: Kansas
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 13 Aug 1969
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: First Lieutenant
Military Grade: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Unit: HML-367, MAG 16, 1ST MAW
Service Occupation: 7565
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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Lieut. Roger Lakin Killed in Vietnam
Lieut. Roger Lakin, formerly of St. Joseph, was killed in a mid-air crash of two helicopters in Vietnam on Thursday, according to word received here by Herbert C. Iffert, a friend of the Lakin Family.
Young Lakin, a marine corps pilot, had been in the marines for two years. He was the son of retired Air Force Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lakin, former St. Joseph and Wathena residents, who now reside at International Falls, Minn. Colonel Lakin’s wife was the former Miss Carolyn Kiehnhoff, Wathena.
Mr. Iffert was told all occupants of both helicopters were killed in the crash.
The Lakins resided at County Club Village here before Colonel Lakin was called back to active duty during the Korean War. He was employed by the Quaker Oats Co. here prior to that war.
The body of Lieutenant Lakin will be brought, in several weeks, to the Harmon mortuary, Wathena. Lieutenant Lakin, 24, was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Published in the St. Joseph New-Press (St. Joseph, MO) Sun., Mar. 29, 1970 pg. 7
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Minnesota Marine dead in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Defense Department has announced the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin of International Falls.
The announcement Monday said Lakin’s death in Vietnam was “not as a result of hostile action.”
Published in the Winona Daily News (Winona, MN) Tuesday, March 31, 1970 pg. 12
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KILLED IN WAR – The Defense Department has reported the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, 25, who was killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam on March 25. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin, International Falls, Minn. His father, who retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1964 after 24 years is a customs officer at International Falls. Lt. Lakin was a graduate of Derby (Kan.) High School and a 1967 graduate of Kansas State College in Emporia. The family moved to Minnesota three years ago. Survivors, besides his parents, include a sister, Kathy, part-time employee at the medical center of the University of Minnesota, where she is a student.
Published in The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, MN) Thursday, April 2, 1970 pg. 8
U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998:
Name: Roger Alan Lakin
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1944
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Age: 25
Home City: Derby
Home State: Kansas
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 13 Aug 1969
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: First Lieutenant
Military Grade: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Unit: HML-367, MAG 16, 1ST MAW
Service Occupation: 7565
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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Lieut. Roger Lakin Killed in Vietnam
Lieut. Roger Lakin, formerly of St. Joseph, was killed in a mid-air crash of two helicopters in Vietnam on Thursday, according to word received here by Herbert C. Iffert, a friend of the Lakin Family.
Young Lakin, a marine corps pilot, had been in the marines for two years. He was the son of retired Air Force Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lakin, former St. Joseph and Wathena residents, who now reside at International Falls, Minn. Colonel Lakin’s wife was the former Miss Carolyn Kiehnhoff, Wathena.
Mr. Iffert was told all occupants of both helicopters were killed in the crash.
The Lakins resided at County Club Village here before Colonel Lakin was called back to active duty during the Korean War. He was employed by the Quaker Oats Co. here prior to that war.
The body of Lieutenant Lakin will be brought, in several weeks, to the Harmon mortuary, Wathena. Lieutenant Lakin, 24, was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Published in the St. Joseph New-Press (St. Joseph, MO) Sun., Mar. 29, 1970 pg. 7
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Minnesota Marine dead in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Defense Department has announced the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin of International Falls.
The announcement Monday said Lakin’s death in Vietnam was “not as a result of hostile action.”
Published in the Winona Daily News (Winona, MN) Tuesday, March 31, 1970 pg. 12
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KILLED IN WAR – The Defense Department has reported the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, 25, who was killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam on March 25. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin, International Falls, Minn. His father, who retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1964 after 24 years is a customs officer at International Falls. Lt. Lakin was a graduate of Derby (Kan.) High School and a 1967 graduate of Kansas State College in Emporia. The family moved to Minnesota three years ago. Survivors, besides his parents, include a sister, Kathy, part-time employee at the medical center of the University of Minnesota, where she is a student.
Published in The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, MN) Thursday, April 2, 1970 pg. 8
Name: Roger Alan Lakin
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1944
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Age: 25
Home City: Derby
Home State: Kansas
Death Date: 25 Mar 1970
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 13 Aug 1969
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: First Lieutenant
Military Grade: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Unit: HML-367, MAG 16, 1ST MAW
Service Occupation: 7565
Data Source: Coffelt Database
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Lieut. Roger Lakin Killed in Vietnam
Lieut. Roger Lakin, formerly of St. Joseph, was killed in a mid-air crash of two helicopters in Vietnam on Thursday, according to word received here by Herbert C. Iffert, a friend of the Lakin Family.
Young Lakin, a marine corps pilot, had been in the marines for two years. He was the son of retired Air Force Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lakin, former St. Joseph and Wathena residents, who now reside at International Falls, Minn. Colonel Lakin’s wife was the former Miss Carolyn Kiehnhoff, Wathena.
Mr. Iffert was told all occupants of both helicopters were killed in the crash.
The Lakins resided at County Club Village here before Colonel Lakin was called back to active duty during the Korean War. He was employed by the Quaker Oats Co. here prior to that war.
The body of Lieutenant Lakin will be brought, in several weeks, to the Harmon mortuary, Wathena. Lieutenant Lakin, 24, was a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Published in the St. Joseph New-Press (St. Joseph, MO) Sun., Mar. 29, 1970 pg. 7
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Minnesota Marine dead in Vietnam
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Defense Department has announced the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin of International Falls.
The announcement Monday said Lakin’s death in Vietnam was “not as a result of hostile action.”
Published in the Winona Daily News (Winona, MN) Tuesday, March 31, 1970 pg. 12
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KILLED IN WAR – The Defense Department has reported the death of Marine 1st Lt. Roger A. Lakin, 25, who was killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam on March 25. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lakin, International Falls, Minn. His father, who retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1964 after 24 years is a customs officer at International Falls. Lt. Lakin was a graduate of Derby (Kan.) High School and a 1967 graduate of Kansas State College in Emporia. The family moved to Minnesota three years ago. Survivors, besides his parents, include a sister, Kathy, part-time employee at the medical center of the University of Minnesota, where she is a student.
Published in The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, MN) Thursday, April 2, 1970 pg. 8
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