LTJG Norman L. Roggow, a 26 year old Naval Aviator who was killed in action on 10/8/67 in Vietnam has been recovered and repatriated to the U.S. and his family for burial in Le Mars, Iowa. Norman Lee Roggow was born 8/25/41 in Kansas City, MO to Orville and Linda (Beckman) Roggow. He attended high school at Brooke Consolidated High School, rural Peterson, IA. He graduated from Wayne State College with a BA in Business Management and commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy in Feb., 1964. Upon completion of Flight Training, he was designated a Naval Aviator in June, 1965. LTJG Roggow reported to VT-1 as a Flight Instructor. In October, 1966, he reported to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Eleven. He was transferred to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 111, Detachment 34 in April, 1967. LTJG Roggow died on 10/8/67 14 miles Northwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam as a result of an aircraft accident while on an operational flight from Chu Lai, South Vietnam to the USS Oriskany CVA-34 off the coast of Vietnam. LTJG Roggow was awarded an Air Medal, National Defense Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. While in high school, Norman enjoyed playing on the basketball team. In college at Wayne State, Norman was a member of the Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity. Survivors include 3 sisters, Connace Fraser and her husband, Larry, Hutchinson, MN, Marva Hansen and her husband, Joe, Omaha, Diane Roggow, Le Mars; brother, Curtis Roggow and his wife, Kathy, Shawnee, KS; 8 nieces and nephews; 9 great-nieces and nephews; 2 great-great- nieces. His father, Norman passed away on 12/25/05 and his mother, Linda passed away on 3/1/2000.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Iowa Pilot Returns Home
LTJG Norman L. Roggow, a 26 year old Naval Aviator who was killed in action on 10/8/67 in Vietnam has been recovered and repatriated to the U.S. and his family for burial in Le Mars, Iowa. Norman Lee Roggow was born 8/25/41 in Kansas City, MO to Orville and Linda (Beckman) Roggow. He attended high school at Brooke Consolidated High School, rural Peterson, IA. He graduated from Wayne State College with a BA in Business Management and commissioned an Ensign in the U. S. Navy in Feb., 1964. Upon completion of Flight Training, he was designated a Naval Aviator in June, 1965. LTJG Roggow reported to VT-1 as a Flight Instructor. In October, 1966, he reported to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Eleven. He was transferred to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 111, Detachment 34 in April, 1967. LTJG Roggow died on 10/8/67 14 miles Northwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam as a result of an aircraft accident while on an operational flight from Chu Lai, South Vietnam to the USS Oriskany CVA-34 off the coast of Vietnam. LTJG Roggow was awarded an Air Medal, National Defense Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. While in high school, Norman enjoyed playing on the basketball team. In college at Wayne State, Norman was a member of the Phi Beta Lambda business fraternity. Survivors include 3 sisters, Connace Fraser and her husband, Larry, Hutchinson, MN, Marva Hansen and her husband, Joe, Omaha, Diane Roggow, Le Mars; brother, Curtis Roggow and his wife, Kathy, Shawnee, KS; 8 nieces and nephews; 9 great-nieces and nephews; 2 great-great- nieces. His father, Norman passed away on 12/25/05 and his mother, Linda passed away on 3/1/2000.
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