Sergeant Sparks was born in Bellingham attended Sunnyland Elementary School and Whatcom Junior
High School and was graduated from Bellingham High School in 1963.
He enlisted in the Army 25 Sep 1965, and received basic training at Fort Ord CA. He was
trained in auto repair at the Aberdeen MD Proving Ground and as a generator specialist at Fort
Bragg NC.
Sergeant Sparks then was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell KY, and
received infantry training with the 501st Infantry.
He went to Vietnam 4 Mar (1968) and served at Bien Hoa, Phi Bai and Quang Tri.
Roger is buried at Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, WA.
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