The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Edmund Xavier Rocha
Rank
Gunner's Mate Third Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
November 8, 1950
Gunner's Mate Third Class Rocha was a crew member of the destroyer USS ROAN (DD-853). He was killed when his ship collided with the destroyer USS BROWNSON (DD-868) during night exercises at sea about 400 miles off North Carolina on November 8, 1950.