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RODNEY HOWARD RICKLI
Seaman · U.S. Navy
April 1, 1946 – February 15, 1967
Service recordRodney Howard Rickli, of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 15, 1967, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 35
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. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Born
- April 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (Fond Du Lac County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1967; three of them were lost in Gia Dinh Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 35
- GARY CLIFTON PADDOCKPetty Officer Third Class · February 15, 1967
- JOHN JAMES RAYMONDStaff Sergeant · February 15, 1967
- MICHAEL PATRICK REILLYSpecialist Four · February 15, 1967
- CHARLES LESTER ROBBINSMaster Sergeant · February 15, 1967
From Fond Du Lac
- CARL WAYNE GRIMESPrivate First Class · May 5, 1964
- GERALD CARL CAPELLECaptain · April 1, 1965
- CLYDE DUANE DAWSONMajor · March 23, 1966
- CHARLES HERMAN HILLCorporal · June 22, 1966
- ROY ANTHONY SCHAEFER JRPrivate First Class · March 5, 1967
- PHILIP JOHN KIMPELPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- BLAKE HENRY HALFMANLance Corporal · February 17, 1968
- FREDERICK RAYMOND CASPERFirst Lieutenant · May 9, 1968
- GERALD STANLEY STOZEKSpecialist Four · September 28, 1968
- LEO ROLAND MEYERSpecialist Four · October 5, 1968
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.