Keller, Ronald Dale

1943 - 1969  (25 years)

• Name	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)
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps
  		Lance Corporal (LCpl)(E-3), United States Marine Corps (1959-Present)
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Keller, Ronald Dale (1943-1969) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
  		Combat Action Ribbon, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Marine Corps
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Viet Nam
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  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]
  	Plot Flat Granite Marker
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Keller, Ronald Dale
  Person ID	I10324	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Keller, Guy E.   d. 1986
  Mother	Owens, Frances   d. Bef 3 Oct 1987
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Divorce	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 10 May 1969 - Cam Lo, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2793] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Keller, Ronald Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86887481/ronald-dale-keller), none. (Reliability: 2). [S629] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Shirley, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100962171/shirley-rose_(goodman)-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).