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Nov 12, 2019 · Local News. Nov 12, 2019. Mary Ann Greier. Staff Writer. LEETONIA — On this day 50 years ago, Private First Class Ralph Ellis Dias, a 19-year-old U.S. Marine whose family lived in the Washingtonville area, died in battle while destroying an enemy machine gun bunker in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.
Nov 12, 2019 · LEETONIA — On this day 50 years ago, Private First Class Ralph Ellis Dias, a 19-year-old U.S. Marine whose family lived in the Washingtonville area, died in battle while destroying an enemy...
RALPH ELLIS DIAS, USMC (DECEASED) Medal of Honor Citation. Ralph Ellis Dias, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in November 1969, was born 15 July 1950, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He graduated from elementary school in 1965, then attended Elderton Joint High School in Shelocta, Pennsylvania, for two years.
Ralph Ellis Dias. Details. Rank: Private First Class. Conflict/Era: Vietnam War. Unit/Command: 3d Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF. Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Action Date: November 12, 1969. Medal of Honor Action Place: Que Son Mountains, Republic of Vietnam. Citation.
May 15, 2019 · I'm Proud of Our Vietnam Veterans. Private First Class Ralph Ellis Dias, Served with the 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force. POSTED ON 11.12.2022.
Biography: Ralph Ellis Dias. Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps. Medal of Honor Recipient. Vietnam War. Private First Class Ralph Ellis Dias (15 July 1950 - 11 November 1969) was a U.S. Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in November 1969.
Ralph Ellis Dias. Birth. 15 Jul 1950. Shelocta, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 12 Nov 1969 (aged 19) Quảng Nam, Vietnam. Burial. Oakdale Cemetery.
