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RONALD TRENT JONES
Private First Class · U.S. Army
June 29, 1951 – July 29, 1970
Service recordRonald Trent Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 29, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 66
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- June 29, 1951
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 29, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date July 29, 1970; four of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 11 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 66
- WALTER BILLY GOLOMBESKISergeant · July 29, 1970
- RICKY J HILLSSpecialist Four · July 29, 1970
- DANNY LEE HILTERBRANSpecialist Four · July 29, 1970
- JOHN JOSEPH LAVELLESpecialist Four · July 29, 1970
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT ALLAN SZPONDERSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 67
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.