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RONALD GEORGE JORDET
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 24, 1945 – September 27, 1966
Service recordRonald George Jordet, of Reedpoint, Montana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 27, 1966, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 22
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- April 24, 1945
- Home of record
- Reedpoint, Montana (Stillwater County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 27, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date September 27, 1966; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 22
- LAWRENCE FRANK KINNEARPrivate First Class · September 27, 1966
- BILLY WAYNE LAWSPrivate First Class · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS ALLEN LOWDENStaff Sergeant · September 27, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
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.