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RONALD RAY COE
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 24, 1947 – July 13, 1968
Service recordRonald Ray Coe, of Norwalk, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 13, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 52W, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 52W · Line 22
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- July 24, 1947
- Home of record
- Norwalk, Ohio (Huron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 13, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date July 13, 1968; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 52W, Line 22
- ROBERT CREECH JRSergeant First Class · July 13, 1968
- AUGUST EMIL CZERWONKACaptain · July 13, 1968
- ISAAC RAY DRAUGHONLance Corporal · July 13, 1968
- RICHARD JAMES GAFFANEY JRCorporal · July 13, 1968
From Norwalk
- LARRY LEE LIBBEEPrivate First Class · November 3, 1966
- KRAG BARRY ROYDESPrivate First Class · November 7, 1967
- LAUREN JOSEPH HEYDINGERSergeant · February 9, 1968
- JAMES EDWARD SPROWLLance Corporal · March 18, 1968
- JACKIE LINN LUNDELLLance Corporal · March 30, 1970
- JACK ALLEN HAWLEYTechnical Sergeant · April 10, 1970
- TIMOTHY JOSEPH THOMPSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 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.