James David Roark

Vietnam War
UnitUSS William V. Pratt (DLG-13)
RankShipfitter Master Second Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromAbingdon Virginia
Date of DeathNovember 12 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Shipfitter Master, 2nd Class Roark was a crew member of Farragut class Guided Missile Frigate USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DLG-13). On November 12, 1967, he was swept into the ocean by a 20 foot wave. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.