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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: EVANS
First name: RAY FRANCIS
Home of Record (official): RENO
State (official): NV
Date of Birth: Sunday, June 29, 1947
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 549683304
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 13B40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Howitzer Battery 2nd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Friday, August 1, 1969
Date of Casualty: Sunday, May 3, 1970
Age at time of loss: 22
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 11W - Row 091