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FRANKLIN RALPH WHITE
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 22, 1938 – October 6, 1963
Service recordFranklin Ralph White, of West Sacramento, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 6, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 29 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 29
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- December 22, 1938
- Home of record
- West Sacramento, California (Yolo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 6, 1963
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date October 6, 1963. In October 1963, 24 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 29
- JAMES HAROLD JOHNSON JRCaptain · October 3, 1963
- DONALD FREDERICK DAVIDSONLance Corporal · October 8, 1963
- MANUEL REYES DENTONPetty Officer Third Class · October 8, 1963
- DANIEL KEPNER LESSIGFirst Lieutenant · October 8, 1963
From West Sacramento
- RICHARD ARIASSpecialist Four · January 28, 1969
- DICKIE DEAN KOELL JRLance Corporal · March 16, 1969
- THOMAS EDWARD BUMGARNERStaff Sergeant · May 14, 1969
- DONALD HERMAN KLINKETechnical Sergeant · June 18, 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.