1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; O'Toole; E.D.24-9; Page 165A; Household #162.
Listed as Nettie Young; age 12; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Franklin P. Young.
1. Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roger Lee Young
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1947
Death Date: 8 Jun 1969
Age: 22
Home City: Cocoa
Home State: Florida
SSN/Service #: 2428690
Death Date: 8 Jun 1969
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Tour Start Date: 28 Nov 1968
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank: Lance Corporal
Military Grade: Lance Corporal
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Nam
Decoration: Not Available
CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Unit: HQ CO 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
Service Occupation: Motor Vehicle Operator (USMC)
Data Source: Coffelt Database"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Victor Vilionis; 6 May 2011.
"LCpl Roger Lee Young
Birth 7 Jan 1947
Gary, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 8 Jun 1969 (aged 22)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Florida Memorial Gardens
Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida, USA Show Map
Plot Apostle Section, Lot 393 A, Space 1
Memorial ID 69418395"Additional Information Posted:
"Roger, the son of Nettie Young deceased, the nephew of Ann Griner of Cocoa FL, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on February 8, 1968 in Jacksonville FL. He arrived in Vietnam on November 28, and was assigned to HQ Company, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF."A 3/4 Ton PC (Personnel Carrier) left Hill 10 on the way to a location for a photography mission where the Marines were in the process of repairing the Da Nang Barrier wire in Hieu Duc District. LCpl Young who was driving turned off route 5 towards the destination when there was a huge explosion destroying the vehicle and killing all on board as a result of the blast and the multiple fragmentation wounds all the occupants sustained. The explosion was believed to have been caused by a command detonated mine.
"Casualties:
"Gale Lynne Barnes USMC
HQ Company, 7th Marines
Roger Lee Young USMC
HQ Company, 7th Marines
Don Laverne Bartley USA
HQ, Battalion MACV – Command Chaplain
Carl William Hudgins Jr. USN
USNR DUSTA COMCOMUSMACV
Robert Guy Stricklin USN
USNR DUSTA COMCOMUSMACV
JO1 William Ralph Wilson USN
USNR DUSTA COMCOMUSMACV"Roger's name is engraved on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC. It appears on Panel W23, Line 116. In addition, his name is engraved on the Central FLorida Veterans Memorial Wall located at the Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona."
3. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roger Lee Young
Rank: L/Cpl
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1947
Service Number: 242 8690
Service Branch: Marine Corps
Enlistment Date: 7 Feb 1968
Discharge Date: 8 Jun 1969
Death Date: 8 Jun 1969
Cemetery: Florida Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Location: Rockledge, Florida, USA"(Applicant: Donald S. Griner, Rt 2, Boc 895, Cocoa, FL 32922; Uncle.)
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "James Alfred Holland"; Article; Page 170; submitted by James W.
Holland, 971 Lone Mountain Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Neal; age 35; born in Potter, NY; single; woods foreman; living at Dan, WV; son of
William and Emma; married on 24 Aug 1915 at Iaeger, WV; Mary May Bean; age 16; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John R, and Sarah.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Sam Neal; age 52; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 251B, Family #225.
Listed as Mary M. Beane, age 11 months, born in Jul 1899 in WV, in household of father, John R. Beane.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 91; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Neal; age 35; born in Potter, NY; single; woods foreman; living at Dan, WV; son of
William and Emma; married on 24 Aug 1915 at Iaeger, WV; Mary May Bean; age 16; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John R, and Sarah.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Mary Neal; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Samuel Neal.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Georgia Neal; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Neal.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Jay Neal; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Neal.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
J. Neal; born in 1923; died in 1959; buried here; headstone photo shown; "WEST VIRGINIA * CPL
1958 SVC COMD UNIT * WORLD WAR II BSM".
.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Robert Neal; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Neal.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Alva Neal; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Neal.
2. Marion Co, IN; Marriage License #'66 003307; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alva Lee Neal; age 48; born in WV; never married; living at 1237 Oliver Ave, Indianapolis, IN;
occupation, mae??vest (can not read); Protestant; married on 13 Dec 1966 in Indianapolis, IN;
Charlotte Ellen Duffy; age 38; born in IN; divorced; living at 1365 W. Ray, Indianapolis, IN; housewife;
one previous marriage; Protestant.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alva Neal
SSN: 232-46-1822
Last Residence:
24844 Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 13 Apr 1918
Last Benefit: 24844, Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States of America
Died: May 1977
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alva Neal
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1918
Death Date: 6 May 1977
SSN: 232461822
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 20 Sep 1948
Release Date 1: 20 May 1952
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Alva L. Neal; born in 1918; died in 1977; buried here; headstone photo shown; "PVT * US ARMY * KOREA".
1. Marion Co, IN; Marriage License #'66 003307; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alva Lee Neal; age 48; born in WV; never married; living at 1237 Oliver Ave, Indianapolis, IN;
occupation, mae??vest (can not read); Protestant; married on 13 Dec 1966 in Indianapolis, IN;
Charlotte Ellen Duffy; age 38; born in IN; divorced; living at 1365 W. Ray, Indianapolis, IN; housewife;
one previous marriage; Protestant.
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site.
"...Name Timothy Brian Kilby
Event Type Birth
Event Date 07 Jul 1956
Event Place Cabarrus, North Carolina
Father's Name Ralph Thomas Kilby..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Jim Slusher; age 24; born in Bell Co, KY; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Caney and
Cordelia; married on 14 Oct 1929 at Havaco, WV; Essie carter; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Dan and Lillie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Jim Slusher; age 24; born in Bell Co, KY; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Caney and
Cordelia; married on 14 Oct 1929 at Havaco, WV; Essie carter; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Dan and Lillie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 461; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Edgar Nave; age 54; born in Carter Co, TN; widowed; living at Carswell, WV; married
on 23 Jul 1968 at Welch, WV; Freda Mae Wright; age 37; born in Pulaski, VA; single; living at
Kimball, WV.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 66
Given Name Floyd
Surname Nave
Birth Date 18 Nov 1902
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24801
Event Date Jul 1968"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 461; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Edgar Nave; age 54; born in Carter Co, TN; widowed; living at Carswell, WV; married
on 23 Jul 1968 at Welch, WV; Freda Mae Wright; age 37; born in Pulaski, VA; single; living at
Kimball, WV.