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RONALD JAMES WILKINSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 29, 1948 – February 23, 1969
Service recordRonald James Wilkinson, of Warren, Rhode Island, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 30 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 30
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
- Observation/Scout Helicopter Repairer (67V)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Warren, Rhode Island (Bristol County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
209 names on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1969; 14 of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 30
- CHARLIE LARRY WILDERSpecialist Four · February 23, 1969
- WILLIE LEE WILLIAMSSergeant First Class · February 23, 1969
- CHARLES EDWIN WILSONSergeant · February 23, 1969
- JOHN STANTON WILSONCaptain · February 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GUY FRANCIS ABBOTTSergeant First Class · Panel 32W, Line 87
- KYLE ASHCOM ADDAIRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 32W, Line 87
- ROBERT LLOYD BENNETTSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 89
- JAMES BERENDSSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 90
- KEVIN FRANCIS CREGONSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 94
- ABEL JOSEPH DELA PAZPrivate First Class · Panel 32W, Line 95
- EARNEST WILMER GRAHAMPrivate First Class · Panel 31W, Line 1
- EDWARD LOUIS GRIGGS IIIPrivate First Class · Panel 31W, Line 2
- GREGORY THAYER LINDSAYSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 8
- LOUIS VINCENT MARCIANOSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 9
- JESSE BARRERA MONTEZCorporal · Panel 31W, Line 13
- DALE ALLEN NICHOLLSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 13
- RICHARD EMIL OLSONStaff Sergeant · Panel 31W, Line 14
- CHARLES RAY ORNSBEYCorporal · Panel 31W, Line 14
- DANIEL LOYD POFFSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 16
- MYRON EDWIN RHUECorporal · Panel 31W, Line 17
- BOBBY SANDERSONSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 20
- LARRY RAY SHORTSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 21
- DARRYL WAYNE SHUSTERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 21
- EDWARD BERNARD STEELESergeant First Class · Panel 31W, Line 23
- DAVID HARRY SUNDQUISTSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 25
- PAUL HENRY TOBERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 27
- CHARLIE LARRY WILDERSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 30
From Warren
- LESTER MICHAEL DERISOPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- EDWARD CHESTER KRAWCZYKCaptain · May 5, 1968
- RICHARD CHARLES BRULECorporal · May 20, 1970
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.