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RONALD JOSEPH WOJTKIEWICZ
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
May 17, 1945 – April 10, 1968
Service recordRonald Joseph Wojtkiewicz, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 10, 1968, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 49E, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 49E · Line 18
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Tank Unit Commander (1203)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- May 17, 1945
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 10, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
53 names on the Wall carry the date April 10, 1968; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 22 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 49E, Line 18
- ROBERT NORMAN WRIGHTWarrant Officer 1 · April 10, 1968
- STANLEY ZALEWSKI JRCorporal · April 10, 1968
- FRANK PAUL ADDICEHospitalman · April 11, 1968
- PAUL JAMES ALLENCorporal · April 11, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIE EDWARD GLOVERPrivate First Class · Panel 49E, Line 10
- ALLEN DEWEY HANLANPrivate First Class · Panel 49E, Line 10
- KIMMEY DEAN HOBBSSpecialist Four · Panel 49E, Line 11
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 1966
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.