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JAMES RONALD BROWN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 22, 1947 – August 8, 1971
Service recordJames Ronald Brown, of Phoenix, Arizona, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 8, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 126
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- April 22, 1947
- Home of record
- Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 8, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date August 8, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 126
- WILLIE ROGERS WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · August 7, 1971
- THOMAS MAURICE HANKINSStaff Sergeant · August 8, 1971
- HAROLD BROWN FLYNNPetty Officer Second Class · August 9, 1971
- ARNOLD LOVINSSpecialist Four · August 9, 1971
From Phoenix
- DURWARD DEAN GOSNEYMajor · October 7, 1964
- CHARLES ALVA DALEMajor · June 9, 1965
- WILBURN DANIEL FELKINSCorporal · July 30, 1965
- LEE E ANDERSONSergeant · September 19, 1965
- DERRELL BLACKBUR JEFFORDSColonel · December 24, 1965
- JOHNNY HOWARD GODFREYCaptain · January 11, 1966
- GEORGE A HOAGLAND IIIStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1966
- JACK LANDEN HIMESPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ROY JOHN HIGGINS JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DARRELL LEE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
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.