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RONALD EUGENE HARRISON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 26, 1943 – May 18, 1966
Service recordRonald Eugene Harrison, of London, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 18, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 81
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- August 26, 1943
- Home of record
- London, Ohio (Madison County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 18, 1966
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date May 18, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 49 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 81
- ANDRE ROLAND GUILLETSenior Master Sergeant · May 18, 1966
- CLARENCE E HAGEYSpecialist Four · May 18, 1966
- LEE DUFFORD HARLEYMajor · May 18, 1966
- BURNIE HARRISStaff Sergeant · May 18, 1966
From London
- THOMAS EDWARD BURLILESpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- JOSEPH GENE GREGGPrivate First Class · November 19, 1967
- JOHN EDWARD THIELSpecialist Four · December 8, 1967
- LARRY DEAN RIPLEYCorporal · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM EDWARD DEANPrivate First Class · March 13, 1968
- JAMES KERMIT PARKSPrivate First Class · November 28, 1968
- THOMAS WILLENE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · July 4, 1969
- ROBERT CRAIN PHLEGERSergeant · May 7, 1970
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.