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RONALD MATTHEW PADILLA
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 16, 1942 – June 14, 1966
Service recordRonald Matthew Padilla, of Honolulu, Hawaii, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 14, 1966, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 48
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)
- Born
- February 16, 1942
- Home of record
- Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 14, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date June 14, 1966; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 48
- GEORGE EDWARD PERRYPrivate First Class · June 14, 1966
- JOSEPH EARL SHEARINFirst Sergeant · June 14, 1966
- THOMAS EARL CARNEYCaptain · June 15, 1966
- ROBERT HOWARD CARR JRPrivate First Class · June 15, 1966
From Honolulu
- JAMES GABRIEL JRSpecialist Five · April 8, 1962
- JAMES HIROSHI ISHIHARAChief Warrant Officer 3 · March 10, 1963
- ALAN YUKIO MATSUURAPrivate First Class · April 12, 1964
- JOSEPH N HAOSergeant First Class · November 14, 1964
- ALBERT KALAHANA KUEWAAirman · September 18, 1964
- FLORENDO B PASCUALSergeant First Class · November 3, 1965
- ROBERT HENRY WHITECorporal · December 3, 1965
- ROY SHIGERU KOBAYASHICaptain · January 23, 1966
- SAMUEL POOKEAOKAL GIFFARDStaff Sergeant · January 25, 1966
- GEORGE GRANT KING WEBB JRLance Corporal · February 10, 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.