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RONALD OLIVER SCHARNBERG
Major · U.S. Army
January 4, 1942 – March 17, 1971
Service recordRonald Oliver Scharnberg, of Newport, Arkansas, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on March 17, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 56
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- January 4, 1942
- Home of record
- Newport, Arkansas (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 17, 1971
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date March 17, 1971; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 56
- BOBBY GLENN HARRISStaff Sergeant · March 17, 1971
- WILLIAM DAVID SCHLUTTERFirst Lieutenant · March 17, 1971
- DOUGLAS MILTON SEELEYCaptain · March 17, 1971
- BRYAN JAMES SUTTONLieutenant Colonel · March 17, 1971
Same unit, same day
- HARRY CARLTON KINGSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 55
- BRYAN JAMES SUTTONLieutenant Colonel · Panel 4W, Line 56
- THOMAS EDWARD TESTORFFSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 57
From Newport
- RAY MAX BARNWELLSpecialist Five · March 5, 1966
- EDWARD KEITH ROBISONMaster Sergeant · January 3, 1968
- LYNN MICHAEL TRAVISLieutenant (junior grade) · February 6, 1968
- WILLIAM ARTHUR ROARSpecialist Four · April 29, 1968
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.