Griffin, Ronald [1]
Awards:
Expert Rifleman's medal
Bronze Star (Posthumous)
Purple Heart (Posthumous)
Biographical Notes:
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 51E, Line 20
Date of Birth:
9/11/1949
Military Branch:
Army
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
Education Details:
Attended Garinger High School
Enlistment Date:
September 1967
First Name:
Ronald
KIA / MIA Place:
36 miles South of Saigon, South Vietnam
KIA Date:
4/21/1968
Last Name:
Griffin
Middle Name:
Devone
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.
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Source:
Charlotte News April 24th, 1968
Charlotte Observer April 24th and November 17th, 1968
State:
North Carolina
Military Unit:
Company E, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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