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RONALD KENNETH SCHULZ
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
July 23, 1951 – October 13, 1971
Service recordRonald Kenneth Schulz, of Pasco, Washington, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 13, 1971, in Chau Doc Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 39
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- July 23, 1951
- Home of record
- Pasco, Washington (Franklin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 13, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Chau Doc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date October 13, 1971; four of them were lost in Chau Doc Province. In October 1971, 132 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 39
- IRVING JOHN BROWN JRSergeant · October 14, 1971
- CARL STEVEN MERLINOMajor · October 14, 1971
- EDDIE BARRY HUBRINSSpecialist Four · October 15, 1971
- RALPH NORRIS LEESpecialist Four · October 15, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOHN STEPHEN CHRINWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2W, Line 38
- MICHAEL LEE DARRAHSergeant · Panel 2W, Line 38
- HUGO ARAUX GAYTANSergeant · Panel 2W, Line 38
- RICKY ALAN PATEPrivate First Class · Panel 2W, Line 38
From Pasco
- JOE ALAN WHITBYSergeant · March 5, 1967
- GUY FRANKLIN BROOKSSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
- DUANE ROGER COTTINGHAMLance Corporal · June 13, 1968
- JOHN JEREMIAH TILLPrivate · July 28, 1968
- RICHARD THOMAS FORESTERPrivate First Class · March 9, 1969
- JASPER H TRUSLEY JRSpecialist Four · June 9, 1969
- DAVID RAYMOND BRUCELance Corporal · December 21, 1969
- HARRY GREGG FLIEGERSergeant · May 8, 1970
- GARY WAYNE COKLEYSergeant · November 2, 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.