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FRANK D RYAN JR
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
September 25, 1928 – April 10, 1970
Service recordFrank D Ryan JR, of Yuba City, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 10, 1970, in Thailand, at age 41. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 120
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 25, 1928
- Home of record
- Yuba City, California (Sutter County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 10, 1970
- Age
- 41
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date April 10, 1970. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 120
- DONALD WAYNE SISTRUNKStaff Sergeant · April 10, 1970
- GALE STOPHER JRSergeant Major · April 10, 1970
- KEVIN ARLEY STOUTCorporal · April 10, 1970
- EDWARD W STRAINStaff Sergeant · April 10, 1970
From Yuba City
- JOHN PATRICK EYNONSpecialist Four · October 4, 1966
- DONALD RAY CHRISTYCorporal · June 2, 1967
- MERL WAYNE FERGUSONSpecialist Four · July 27, 1967
- FRANK JOHN DEMARCOStaff Sergeant · August 29, 1967
- RONNIE JOE ESKEWSpecialist Four · January 23, 1968
- EDWARD DONALD ABBOTTPrivate First Class · May 6, 1968
- LESLIE LEROY MCCORKLECorporal · May 14, 1969
- MANUEL GOMEZGUTIERREZSpecialist Five · July 31, 1971
- STEPHEN LOUIS RAYBURNSpecialist Four · December 24, 1972
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.