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RONNIE ALLEN ROSS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 6, 1951 – April 7, 1971
Service recordRonnie Allen Ross, of New Orleans, Louisiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 7, 1971, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 112
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- September 6, 1951
- Home of record
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 7, 1971
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date April 7, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 112
- BILLIE JOE WILSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 7, 1971
- DENNIS RAY DEATHERAGESpecialist Four · April 8, 1971
- JOHN GLOVERAirman First Class · April 8, 1971
- THOMAS LEE SONDERMANChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 8, 1971
From New Orleans
- GEORGE EDWARD FLYNN IIICaptain · September 23, 1964
- HARRY EMILUS ROWLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- EPHRON WALLACE JRSpecialist Four · October 5, 1965
- ROBERT ANGELO SOLORZANOLance Corporal · November 3, 1965
- CARL STEPHEN DANIELSPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- HERMAN LOUIS JEFFERSON JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- EARL DUBOIS AULLSecond Lieutenant · November 17, 1965
- LAVINE JOHN BANKSSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOHNNY WILLIAM BOUINGTONPrivate First Class · November 25, 1965
- RONALD FRANCIS RODMajor · December 4, 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.