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RONALD JOHN MANCA
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 23, 1949 – February 25, 1972
Service recordRonald John Manca, of Tarrytown, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 25, 1972, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 111 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 111
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 23, 1949
- Home of record
- Tarrytown, New York (Westchester County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 25, 1972
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date February 25, 1972; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In February 1972, 46 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 5 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 111
- DAVID NEAL JOHNSTONFirst Lieutenant · February 25, 1972
- ROMAN LEE JONESSpecialist Four · February 25, 1972
- WILLIAM J MORGANMajor · February 25, 1972
- ALBERT WARD SMARR JRColonel · February 25, 1972
From Tarrytown
- WILLIAM DEMSEY THORNTON JRPrivate First Class · January 28, 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.