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RONALD K GRAY
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 19, 1945 – June 25, 1966
Service recordRonald K Gray, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 25, 1966, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 92
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- E CO 3 BN 4 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- February 19, 1945
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 25, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date June 25, 1966; 17 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 92
- CHARLES M EDWARDSStaff Sergeant · June 25, 1966
- THOMAS CLIFFORD EDWARDSPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- ROBERT RICHARD EGGLESTONGunnery Sergeant · June 25, 1966
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 1966
- FRANK RICHARD SILLSPrivate First Class · February 23, 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.