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RONALD ARTHUR JENNIGES
Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 28, 1949 – January 3, 1970
Service recordRonald Arthur Jenniges, of Wanda, Minnesota, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 3, 1970, in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 122 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 122
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- July 28, 1949
- Home of record
- Wanda, Minnesota (Redwood County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 3, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phuoc Tuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date January 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Tuy Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 122
- ROBERT JOSEPH FATICACorporal · January 3, 1970
- CYE GARYSergeant · January 3, 1970
- CLAUDE ARTHUR KNIGHTSpecialist Four · January 3, 1970
- STEWART ROBBINS MOODYCaptain · January 3, 1970
- WILBERT WALTONPrivate · January 3, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GARY ERNEST EICHELERPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 121
- CLAUDE ARTHUR KNIGHTSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 122
- MATTHEW PETER ROCHE JRSecond Lieutenant · Panel 15W, Line 123
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.