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RONALD DICKERSON HINES
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 13, 1938 – April 26, 1964
Service recordRonald Dickerson Hines, of Amarillo, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 26, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 50
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Ranger, Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (81204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- July 13, 1938
- Home of record
- Amarillo, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 26, 1964
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 26, 1964. In April 1964, 12 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 50
- LOUIS GEORGE ONOHANAirman Second Class · April 24, 1964
- JOHN F SANTOS JRCaptain · April 28, 1964
- CARMINE ANTHONY CERVELLINOSpecialist Four · May 5, 1964
- GEORGE E CHAMBERLIN JRLieutenant Colonel · May 5, 1964
From Amarillo
- DONALD WAYNE BEARDLieutenant Commander · December 9, 1964
- DOUGLAS DULANE MACKWarrant Officer 1 · April 19, 1965
- STANLEY L SAPPCaptain · December 4, 1965
- L V THOMAS JRPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT CROLEYPlatoon Sergeant · July 19, 1966
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · August 8, 1966
- KENT PALMER FURPHYSergeant · November 12, 1966
- ARTHUR KASIMI TYSZKIEWICZLieutenant Commander · January 14, 1967
- CLIFFORD GORDON DAVISCorporal · April 30, 1967
- DAVID LOU ROWELLPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
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.
