In Memoriam

RONALD E BALES

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Bales, Ronald Eugene
Scottsbluff, NE
ARMY
SSGT

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12/23/1946

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Panel 04W Line 125
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4/15/1971
4/15/1971

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South Vietnam
Thua Thien
YD583020
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Not Listed
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11B40 = Infantryman
D CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Valor)
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
Sunset Memorial Park, Scottsbluff, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Nam Hoa, 4 Km East-Southeast Of LZ Veghel (27 Km Southwest Of Hue Citadel) 15-16Apr71.

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