Roy James Blackwell, Jr
Specialist Four
C CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Clinton, South Carolina
November 27, 1946 to November 19, 1967
ROY J BLACKWELL Jr is on the Wall at Panel 30E, Line 22

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Roy J Blackwell

SP4 ROY JAMES BLACKWELL Jr


Roy J Blackwell

SP4 ROY JAMES BLACKWELL Jr

 
03 May 2006

Do we weep for the heroes who died for us
Who living were true and tried for us
And dying sleep side by side for us
The martyr band that hallowed our land
Who shed their blood in a tide for us?
- Fr. Abram Ryan -

Arnold M. Huskins
rebeleye@aol.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Roy Blackwell died in the bitter fighting for Hill 875. Two Medals of Honor, three Distinguished Service Crosses, and numerous Silver and Bronze Stars were awarded the men who fought there between 19 and 23 November 1967 - but at least 127 Americans died there as well, with hundreds more wounded.

A summary of the battle and a listing of the men who died
during the fighting may be found on The Virtual Wall's
Hill 875 Memorial


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