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RONALD WILLIAM PANNO
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 17, 1948 – August 17, 1969
Service recordRonald William Panno, of St Cloud, Minnesota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 17, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · 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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 17, 1948
- Home of record
- St Cloud, Minnesota (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 17, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date August 17, 1969; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 64 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 56
- MATTHEW PETERSONCorporal · August 17, 1969
- CLIFFORD SEALSCorporal · August 17, 1969
- VERNON DAVEY SOUTHERLANDSpecialist Four · August 17, 1969
- RONALD DEAN TILLERYPetty Officer Third Class · August 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DOUGLAS WILMER WILKIESpecialist Five · Panel 19W, Line 57
From St Cloud
- MONTE THOMAS SLOANCaptain · December 10, 1966
- ALVIN GENE TENNISONSergeant · February 3, 1967
- DAVID C PAPESHPrivate First Class · March 3, 1967
- KENNETH MICHAEL SCHRAMELSpecialist Four · July 14, 1967
- WILLIAM JOSEPH STEFFESSpecialist Five · January 31, 1968
- DIRK JON WESTRASpecialist Four · July 4, 1968
- LARS PETER HUSTADFirst Lieutenant · April 5, 1969
- THOMAS LEE STRADTMANSpecialist Four · August 18, 1969
- GEORGE ALLEN GILLESPIECorporal · November 2, 1969
- DANIEL ROGER ZUTTERCorporal · December 6, 1969
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.