US PARAS 2 Neary, John Runyon II (Ronnie)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Neary​

• FORENAME

John Runyon II (Ronnie)​

• UNIT

505 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

54388261​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st May 1968​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Sunset Memorial Gardens,Odessa,Ector County,Texas​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Odessa,Texas​

born 5.11.1946 Florence,Alabama​

son of John Runyon and Jennievieve (nee Hargett) Neary,527 East 43rd Street,Odessa,Texas​

single​

family moved to Odessa from New Brunswick,New Jersey 1958​

attended Alamo Elementary School​

attended Hood Junior High School​

graduated Permian High School,Odessa 1965​

attended Hardin-Simmons University 1965-67​

less than 1 year service​

award Bronze Star with V​

KIA Bon Tri,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 53E Line 39​

Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Midland,Texas​

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