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DON MICHAEL RAMSEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 5, 1951 – June 1, 1971
Service recordDon Michael Ramsey, of Houston, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 1, 1971, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 62
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 5, 1951
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 1, 1971
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 1, 1971; three of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 62
- ROBERT DALE MCKINNEYSpecialist Four · June 1, 1971
- JAMES RUSSELL SAXONFirst Lieutenant · June 1, 1971
- ANDREW CARNEGI STRONG IIIPrivate First Class · June 1, 1971
- MARK RANDALL TAYLORSpecialist Four · June 2, 1971
Same unit, same day
- PAUL GERALD MAGERSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 3W, Line 61
- ROBERT DALE MCKINNEYSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 62
- JAMES RUSSELL SAXONFirst Lieutenant · Panel 3W, Line 62
- DONALD LYNN WANNChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 3W, Line 63
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.