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RONALD MICHAEL CEDERLUND
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
March 20, 1947 – September 3, 1968
Service recordRonald Michael Cederlund, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 3, 1968, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 45W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 45W · Line 31
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 20, 1947
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 3, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date September 3, 1968; nine of them were lost in Long An Province. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 45W, Line 31
- DAVID CARROLL BURCHCaptain · September 3, 1968
- LARRY DALE COATSLance Corporal · September 3, 1968
- CHARLES EDWARD DAVID JRSergeant · September 3, 1968
- RICHARD ALBAN GROSSLance Corporal · September 3, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DAVID CARROLL BURCHCaptain · Panel 45W, Line 31
- PAUL REID FRAZIERSergeant · Panel 45W, Line 32
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 1965
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.