RONNIE L CLARK
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HONORED ON PANEL 41E, LINE 18 OF THE WALL

RONNIE LEE CLARK

WALL NAME

RONNIE L CLARK

PANEL / LINE

41E/18

DATE OF BIRTH

02/17/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

BINH THUAN

DATE OF CASUALTY

02/25/1968

HOME OF RECORD

HUGOTON

COUNTY OF RECORD

Stevens County

STATE

KS

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

CPL

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR RONNIE LEE CLARK
POSTED ON 2.17.2024
POSTED BY: ANON

Burial Information

CPL Ronnie Lee Clark is buried in the Hugoton Cemetery in Hugoton, KS.

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
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POSTED ON 12.28.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....
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POSTED ON 2.15.2020

Attack on FSB Jaeger – February 25, 1968

Fire Support Base Jaeger was built in the middle of an open field in the Mekong Delta, about 40 miles southwest of Saigon. The base was a temporary home for four 155 mm howitzers (B Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Artillery) providing security for Highway QL-4, the lifeline upon which rice was transported from the delta to Saigon and further north. Jaeger was approximately one acre in size, surrounded by coils of barbed wire and machine gun-mounted armored personnel carriers (APC’s) positioned about 25 yards apart. There were tree lines about 1000 feet to the north and west of the base. Approximately 200 Americans were on FSB Jaeger, 80 assigned to the artillery unit, and 120 with the infantry company (Company C, 5th Battalion,60th Infantry) providing security for the big guns. On February 25, 1968, at 1:45 AM, Jaeger was assaulted by the 263rd Viet Cong Battalion. The VC initiated the attack with a barrage of rocket-propelled grenades (RPG-2 and RPG-7), combined with small arms, automatic weapons, and mortar fire followed by a heavy ground assault. The enemy attempted to breach the perimeter on the southwest and northwest with Bangalore torpedoes and turtle mines. Artillery, Light Fire Teams (helicopter gunships), and airstrikes supported the besieged Americans at Jaeger. The VC partially penetrated the perimeter where the artillery battery was located but were driven back by a large volume of friendly fire. The enemy broke contact when U.S. reinforcements arrived. Twenty Americans were killed defending Jaeger and sixty-eight wounded. The lost U.S. personnel were SP4 Stanley O. Jackson, PFC Earl E. Parker, SP4 Joe H. Brown, CPL Ronnie L. Clark, CPL Larry A. De la Rosa, CPL Dennis E. Lane, PFC William L. Newsome, SGT Robert L. Simmons, SP4 James C. Blout, CPL Manuelito L. Herrera, PFC Leslie R. Lewis, PFC Richard B. McDaniel, CPT Daniel R. Schueren, SP4 Edward Singleton, CPL George D. Whitelaw, PFC Frederick T. Williams, CPL Maxie E Ackerman, 2LT Gordon K. Hughes, PFC Gearwin P. Tousey, CPL Richard M. Scala, PFC Michael D. Sheahan, and SP4 Michael C. Zeller. Nine of the twenty-five APC’s were destroyed and two 155mm howitzers damaged. One hundred and five of the enemy were killed. Their remain were bulldozed into a massive grave near the firebase. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Fire Support Base Jaeger” at ttu.edu]
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POSTED ON 12.5.2017
POSTED BY: LUCY CONTE MICIK

THANKS

Dear Cpl Ronnie Clark,
Thank you for your service as a Pioneer. December has begun, along with all the preparations. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 12.16.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]

Remembering An American Hero

Dear CPL Ronnie Lee Clark, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter
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