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Griffin, Ronald
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Ronald
Middle Name:
Devone
Last Name:
Griffin
Date of Birth:
9/11/1949
Personal Details
Education Details:
Attended Garinger High School
Biographical Notes:
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 51E, Line 20
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
September 1967
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
Company E, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
KIA Date:
4/21/1968
KIA / MIA Place:
36 miles South of Saigon, South Vietnam
Military Details:
Private First Class Griffin was sent to Vietnam March 7th, 1968. He along with seven other died of Grenade fire during an ambush, it was his first combat action.
Awards:
Expert Rifleman's medal
Bronze Star (Posthumous)
Purple Heart (Posthumous)
Source:
Charlotte News April 24th, 1968
Charlotte Observer April 24th and November 17th, 1968