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RONALD JOSEPH SCHAAF
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 10, 1948 – July 26, 1970
Service recordRonald Joseph Schaaf, of Kettering, Ohio, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 26, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 56
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- February 10, 1948
- Home of record
- Kettering, Ohio (Montgomery County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 26, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date July 26, 1970; five of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 56
- RICHARD W PENNINGTONLieutenant Colonel · July 26, 1970
- LARRY WAYNE RASEYSpecialist Four · July 26, 1970
- MARTIN LEROY RODGERSSpecialist Four · July 26, 1970
- JIMMY DON SMITHSergeant · July 26, 1970
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT LABUDDE ASMUTH JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 8W, Line 54
- WILLIAM DONALD CHAMBLEECorporal · Panel 8W, Line 54
- CHARLES E HARRISON JRSergeant · Panel 8W, Line 54
From Kettering
- RICHARD ANDRESEN WESTCorporal · October 8, 1967
- TERANCE M BOZARTHFirst Lieutenant · February 22, 1968
- ANTHONY PAUL OREILLYFirst Lieutenant · June 3, 1968
- BRUCE WAYNE BURKESPrivate First Class · June 5, 1968
- THOMAS DAVID STONEFirst Lieutenant · August 29, 1969
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.