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MICHAEL RONELL DIGGS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 21, 1947 – April 30, 1968
Service recordMichael Ronell Diggs, of Newport News, Virginia, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 30, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · 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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- July 21, 1947
- Home of record
- Newport News, Virginia (Newport News (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 30, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
87 names on the Wall carry the date April 30, 1968; 53 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 12
- ROBERT JOHN ENEDYSergeant · April 30, 1968
- DAVID KENT FELLERFirst Lieutenant · April 30, 1968
- PHILIP GILBERT FRANKLINPrivate First Class · April 30, 1968
- CHARLES LEE FRISBYStaff Sergeant · April 30, 1968
From Newport News
- ROBERT ALEXANDER WHITESpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ROBERT DECKER PERDUEPrivate First Class · February 24, 1966
- JOSEPH LUTHER ROBINSONSpecialist Four · February 24, 1966
- FREDERICK ALBERT SLEMPLieutenant · February 24, 1966
- ROBERT LEE SMITH JRLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- CLEVELAND VINESCorporal · May 21, 1966
- DONALD ROBERTS ASHBY SRLieutenant Commander · January 19, 1967
- ALEXANDER VIDALESMaster Sergeant · February 22, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD MURRAYSergeant · March 4, 1967
- JAMES MILES BRANDON JRPrivate First Class · March 17, 1967
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.