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RONNIE HOLLY
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 26, 1951 – August 14, 1972
Service recordRonnie Holly, of Fresno, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 14, 1972, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 66
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- February 26, 1951
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 14, 1972
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Heart Related
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date August 14, 1972; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In August 1972, 41 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
He died in Gia Dinh Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 66
- DAVID MATHEW THOMPSONLieutenant · August 13, 1972
- FRANCIS WAYNE TOWNSENDCaptain · August 13, 1972
- JOSEPH EDWARD FRASHERAirman Apprentice · August 14, 1972
- ALLAN WILLIAM HOLMESSpecialist Four · August 14, 1972
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 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.