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EDWARD JOSEPH RUVOLIS
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 17, 1944 – May 12, 1968
Service recordEdward Joseph Ruvolis, of Washington, New Jersey, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 12, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 59E, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 59E · Line 12
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, Transport And Helicopter (6242)
- Born
- July 17, 1944
- Home of record
- Washington, New Jersey (Warren County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 12, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
97 names on the Wall carry the date May 12, 1968; eight of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 59E, Line 12
- ALBERT MARTINEZ RIZOCorporal · May 12, 1968
- WILLIAM FRANCIS ROGERSCaptain · May 12, 1968
- RICHARD EUGENE SANDSCorporal · May 12, 1968
- DANNY LEE WIDNERStaff Sergeant · May 12, 1968
From Washington
- FRANCIS M FINNERTY JRPrivate First Class · November 17, 1968
- RICHARD ARTHUR SAWRANWarrant Officer 1 · September 12, 1969
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.