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RONALD FRANCIS FULLER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 17, 1948 – July 7, 1970
Service recordRonald Francis Fuller, of Providence, Rhode Island, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 7, 1970, in Tuyen Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 126
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 17, 1948
- Home of record
- Providence, Rhode Island (Providence County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tuyen Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1970; seven of them were lost in Tuyen Duc Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 126
- GEORGE WILLIAM CASEYMajor General · July 7, 1970
- WILLIAM LEE CHRISTENSONSergeant · July 7, 1970
- KENNETH WILLIAM COOPERSergeant Major · July 7, 1970
- THOMAS WILLIAM DAMMChief Warrant Officer 2 · July 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE WILLIAM CASEYMajor General · Panel 9W, Line 126
- WILLIAM LEE CHRISTENSONSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 126
- KENNETH WILLIAM COOPERSergeant Major · Panel 9W, Line 126
- JOHN A HOTTELL IIIMajor · Panel 9W, Line 128
- WILLIAM FREDERICK MICHELFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 128
- VERNON KENNETH SMOLIK JRSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 129
From Providence
- MCGEARY LITTLEJOHNSpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
- PAUL ROBERT DRUMMONDPrivate First Class · March 22, 1966
- RICHARD ANTHONY CARUOLOLance Corporal · March 23, 1966
- EDMUND HENRY HORNSTEINMajor · April 12, 1966
- WILBERT ISOM ANDREWSPrivate · May 5, 1966
- JOHN JOSEPH ONEILL JRMaster Sergeant · August 13, 1966
- WILLIAM RUSSELL DAVISCorporal · August 21, 1966
- JAMES FRANCIS PANZARELLAFirst Lieutenant · September 20, 1966
- EDWARDO ENRI CAZANAS-DIAZSpecialist Four · January 7, 1967
- JOSEPH DONAT NOELSpecialist Four · January 14, 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.