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RONNIE BRICE
Private · U.S. Army
October 28, 1950 – January 18, 1971
Service recordRonnie Brice, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on January 18, 1971, in Ninh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 54
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 (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- General Vehicle Repairman (63C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- October 28, 1950
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 18, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Ninh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date January 18, 1971; he was the only one lost in Ninh Thuan Province that day. In January 1971, 259 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 5 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 54
- PERRY MONROE SMITHStaff Sergeant · January 17, 1971
- CECIL WAYNE SOUTHERLANDSpecialist Four · January 17, 1971
- JOSEPH STANLEY TIDWELLPrivate First Class · January 17, 1971
- WILLIAM F AARONSON IVPrivate First Class · January 18, 1971
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.