GREEN BERETS Dexter, Ronald James (Ron)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Dexter ​

• FORENAME

Ronald James (Ron) ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV- SOG - CCN - FOB 1) ​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

324262039 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th July 1967 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Abilene,Texas​

born 23.7.1933 Chicago,Illinois​

son of Ted J. and Elsie A. (nee Umland) Dexter​

husband of Bobbie Florene (nee Terrell) Dexter,Mineral Wells,Texas (1938-2009) (6 children Ronnie,Sheila,Connie,Donna,Danny and Ted)​

entered service 2.9.1951 Chicago,Illinois​

served Korean War​

MIA 3.6.1967 when USMC CH-46A (150955) (HNM165) shot down Laos (31k south of Lang Vei)​

reported killed as POW 29.7.1967 (by released POW) possibly North Vietnam​

remains not recovered​

promoted Sergeant Major posthumously​

memorial stone at​

Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery,Matteson,Cook County,Illinois​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 21E Line 43 ​

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