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Keller, Ronald Dale |
| Birth |
25 Dec 1943 |
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
KELL.R002 |
| Military Service |
Viet Nam War, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps [1, 2] |
- On 10 May 1969, Shirley's 20-year-old brother, Marine Cpl. Ronald Dale Keller, was killed in action in Vietnam. He had served a tour of duty from July 1967 until August of 1968 and was awarded two purple hearts for wounds suffered. He was killed by enemy mortar fire at Cam Lo in Quang Tri Province 3 weeks after returning to duty in Vietnam.
LCpl. U.S. Marine Corps, {MC2215238}, Vietnam War-LCpl. Keller was killed in action from rocket & artillery fire during Operation Virginia Ridge on 5-10-1969 after only three weeks of field service with the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. LCpl. Keller started his tour of Vietnam on April 23, 1969.
He is the son of Mr. Edwin G. Keller & Mrs. Frances Simmons of Shirley Avenue in Worden, Madison County, Illinois, and he enlisted with the Marines in St. Louis in January of 1966.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.
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Ronald Dale Keller (1943-1969)
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United States Marine Corps
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United States Marine Corps
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3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps
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Lance Corporal (LCpl)(E-3), United States Marine Corps
(1959-Present)
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United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
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Military Service Ribbons, Keller, Ronald Dale (1943-1969)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Vietnam War
(1955-1975)
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
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Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Marine Corps
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National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Viet Nam
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Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
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| Death |
10 May 1969 |
Cam Lo, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam [1, 2] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Worden Village Cemetery, Worden, Madison County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Keller, Ronald Dale
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| Person ID |
I10324 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
22 Oct 2023 |
1943 - 1969 (25 years)
