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RALPH VINCENT LACAGNINA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 26, 1951 – July 28, 1970
Service recordRalph Vincent Lacagnina, of Tampa, Florida, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 28, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 62
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- October 26, 1951
- Home of record
- Tampa, Florida (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 28, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date July 28, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 62
- KEVIN MARK FRYEWarrant Officer 1 · July 28, 1970
- ANDREW LAMAR HILLStaff Sergeant · July 28, 1970
- TERRANCE DUANE MARPLESpecialist Four · July 28, 1970
- FRANK MARIO PASCARELLACaptain · July 28, 1970
From Tampa
- THOMAS ISAAC LEDBETTERCaptain · June 19, 1964
- HENRY JOSEPH GALLANTMaster Sergeant · July 13, 1965
- JOHN BELL JRLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- ERICH SIMKAITISSpecialist Five · September 9, 1965
- LAURENCE MICHAEL KINGCorporal · September 28, 1965
- MACK CECIL COXSergeant · November 17, 1965
- GUY HECTOR MCCAREYMajor · November 27, 1965
- RICHIE HUMES SCHMITTLance Corporal · December 9, 1965
- JOHNNIE GRANTSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ISIAH FOSTERLance Corporal · March 23, 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.