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RALPH CURTIS EMBREY II
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
October 19, 1946 – April 13, 1970
Service recordRalph Curtis Embrey II, of Virgil, Kansas, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 13, 1970, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 131
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 19, 1946
- Home of record
- Virgil, Kansas (Greenwood County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 13, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date April 13, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 131
- LARRY EDWARD FRANCISSpecialist Five · April 13, 1970
- CARLOS HILL GARCIASergeant · April 13, 1970
- JUAN GARCIA-GARAYSergeant · April 13, 1970
- BENNY DOYCE GREENEStaff Sergeant · April 13, 1970
Same unit, same day
- STANLEY WENDEL CRAWFORDSpecialist Five · Panel 12W, Line 130
- JAMES AUBREY HULSEYPrivate First Class · Panel 12W, Line 132
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.