Rank: Private First Class
Unit: D Company, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11E – Armor Crewman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Selected Service
Date of birth: 4-Apr-1949
Hometown: San Pablo, California
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 11-Sep-1968
Start of tour: 3-Feb-1969
Incident date: 15-May-1969
Date of casualty: 15-May-1969
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Grenade. Multiple fragmentation wounds.
Ralph Albert Ramirez was killed while crew member of military vehicle on combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Crewman of tank on reconnaissance in force mission. Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam, XT 538 482
Place of interment: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Pablo, California, USA
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