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RONALD JAMES ROMERO
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 6, 1946 – March 21, 1968
Service recordRonald James Romero, of Youngsville, Louisiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 21, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 45E, Line 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 45E · Line 51
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- February 6, 1946
- Home of record
- Youngsville, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 21, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date March 21, 1968; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In March 1968, 1,767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Nam Province while the Tet Offensive was under way. Beginning on the night of 30–31 January 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked more than 100 cities and towns across South Vietnam, including the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. February 1968 was the deadliest month of the war for Americans.
Also on Panel 45E, Line 51
- WACLAW JOZEF MACZULSKIGunnery Sergeant · March 21, 1968
- RUDOLPHO SANCHEZCorporal · March 21, 1968
- CARL MICHAEL STITELYStaff Sergeant · March 21, 1968
- CHESLEY ALEXANDER STORYLance Corporal · March 21, 1968
From Youngsville
- CURLEY JOHN SIMONSpecialist Four · July 9, 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.