Ralph Ronald Springs Jr was the son of Ralph Richard Springs and Ola Lee Leeper.

Military Data
Length Service 03
Unit E Company, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade, USARV

Casualty Data
Start Tour 21 November 1966
Incident Date 9 March 1967
Casualty Date 9 March 1967
Age at Loss 25
Location Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Multiple fragmentation wounds

Vietnam Wall Panel 16E Line 047

Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee

 

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  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 27 December 1941
  • Date of death: 9 March 1967
  • County: Roane
  • Hometown: Rockwood
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 199th Infantry Brigade
  • Conflict: Vietnam
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIV, Top Panel
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