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RONALD CHARLES DAVIS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 20, 1948 – January 23, 1970
Service recordRonald Charles Davis, of New Boston, New Hampshire, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 23, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 59
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- December 20, 1948
- Home of record
- New Boston, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date January 23, 1970; five of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 59
- RICHARD THOMAS CARTERSpecialist Four · January 23, 1970
- MICHAEL DALE CASEYCaptain · January 23, 1970
- WILLIAM HOWARD CLARK JRSpecialist Four · January 23, 1970
- TERENCE J FOLSOMPrivate · January 23, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DEAN ALLEN BORNEMANSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 58
- TERENCE J FOLSOMPrivate · Panel 14W, Line 59
- WILLIAM H BARTHOLOMEW JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 14W, Line 60
- CAREY ALLEN FOSNAUGHSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 61
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.