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GARY WAYNE RAGSDALE
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 6, 1950 – June 14, 1970
Service recordGary Wayne Ragsdale, of Kerman, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 14, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 54
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- September 6, 1950
- Home of record
- Kerman, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 14, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date June 14, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 54
- JIMMY CARLUS MONTANASpecialist Four · June 14, 1970
- MICHAEL EUGENE MOORHEADCorporal · June 14, 1970
- DAVID GRAY PRENTICESpecialist Four · June 14, 1970
- JOHN CHILICOTT TOBIASLieutenant Colonel · June 14, 1970
From Kerman
- JAMES BILL ROGOFFSpecialist Four · January 30, 1966
- JOSEPH CAUDILLOCaptain · May 3, 1967
- STEVEN LEONARD PALMQUISTLance Corporal · October 2, 1968
- CALVIN RAY PRATERPrivate First Class · February 25, 1969
- SILVESTRE MARTINEZ RIVERASergeant · May 14, 1970
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.