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Last name: MC COY
First name: RONALD JAY
Home of Record (official): STATESVILLE
State (official): NC
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 3, 1947
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 53526161
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
L Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, January 7, 1968
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, February 20, 1968
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Kien Hoa
The Wall: Panel 40E - Row 044
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Interment ---
Iredell Memorial Gardens
2304 Shelton Lane
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 663-5970