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RONALD JAMES BECKSTED
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 16, 1951 – March 28, 1971
Service recordRonald James Becksted, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 28, 1971, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 84 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 84
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
- Tactical Communitions Chief (31G)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- February 16, 1951
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 28, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date March 28, 1971; 30 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 84
- MICHAEL JOHN BAYNESergeant · March 28, 1971
- DONALD CASPER BENNETTCorporal · March 28, 1971
- VICTOR RAYMOND BENNETT JRSpecialist Four · March 28, 1971
- MICHAEL LEE CROSSLEYSergeant · March 28, 1971
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL JOHN BAYNESergeant · Panel 4W, Line 84
- DONALD CASPER BENNETTCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 84
- VICTOR RAYMOND BENNETT JRSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 84
- MICHAEL LEE CROSSLEYSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 84
- LARRY DEAN AUSTINSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 85
- RICHARD JOHN BOEHMSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 85
- RICHARD RAY CARSONSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 85
- CLIFFORD WAYNE CORRSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 85
- WILBERT SHELBY DUPREE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 86
- JAMES EDWARD EDGEMONSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 86
- KYLE STEVENS HAMILTONSpecialist Five · Panel 4W, Line 86
- DRUEY LEE HATFIELDCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 86
- JOHN LAWRENCE HOGANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 4W, Line 86
- MICHAEL SCOTT HOLLOWAYCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 87
- MYRON BLAINE JOHNSONSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 87
- WILLIAM W KIRKPATRICKCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 87
- RICHARD VINCENT KNIGHT JRCaptain · Panel 4W, Line 87
- CARL BARRY MCGEEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 4W, Line 88
- LARRY WILLIAM MCKEESergeant · Panel 4W, Line 88
- LAYMON PALMERPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 88
- STEVEN DALE PLATHPrivate · Panel 4W, Line 88
- TERRY HUNTER PRICEStaff Sergeant · Panel 4W, Line 89
- WARREN PETER RITSEMAStaff Sergeant · Panel 4W, Line 89
- DALLAS DEAN ROBINSONCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 89
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
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.