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RONALD EUGENE LEWIS
Private · U.S. Army
November 16, 1938 – May 1, 1962
Service recordRonald Eugene Lewis, of Savannah, Missouri, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 1, 1962, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 9
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 16, 1938
- Home of record
- Savannah, Missouri (Andrew County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1962
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1962. In May 1962, 3 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 9
- BILLIE LESTER BEARDStaff Sergeant · April 21, 1962
- HEWETT FRANK EVASTUS COEChief Petty Officer · May 20, 1962
- GEORGE EDWARD COLLIERSergeant · May 28, 1962
- ROBERT LOUIS GARDNERSergeant · June 13, 1962
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.