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Ronald V. Blake |
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| Born | July 8, 1948, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Gender | Male |
| Parents | Jerome and Antoinette Blake |
| Schools Attended | Hopkins high school, Hennepin technical college |
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Additional Identifiers | Non-commissioned Officer |
| Service Timeframe | 1967 - 1968 |
| War/Conflict | Vietnam War 1964-1975 |
| Principal Units and Locations | 4/3 Rd 11th brigade, 196th infantry division. I corp, Guang nai province. Delta Co 1st platoon and Echo Co LLRP team |
| Military Awards and Decorations | Combat infantry badge, Vietnam service medal 2 o/s bars, national defense medal, good conduct medal, Vietnam counter offensive phase III, Tet counter offensive |
NarrativeWhen unit was in Vietnam was 1st platoon rto for 2 months, went into 1st squad as point man. In July 1968 the battalion formed a LLRP team, 3 months with LRRP team and last month in Vietnam was in recon platoon training squad leaders. While with the 1st platoon, was often a tunnel rat. In April 1968 cleared a tunnel that was an NVA headquarters and discovered a large weapons cache, brought home a Russian K-44 rifle as a war trophy | |