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Headstone shared by 49 interments, including Ronald Dutrell Milam
Headstone shared by 39 interments, including Ronald Dutrell Milam
U.S. Army · United States United States

Ronald Dutrell Milam

Major
1968 – 2001
Legion of Merit - LegionnairePurple HeartMeritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation MedalArmy Achievement MedalNational Defense Service MedalSouthwest Asia Service Medal
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Badges Shadow Box Also Remembered Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Major Ronald Dutrell Milam served the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs for 10 years. Ronald served in the Cold War, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism, and during the years of Gulf War. Ronald was 33 years old.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Place Virginia
Biography
Major, United States Army - ten years in the service.

He was born at Muskogee to Tommie and Effie Milam, finished at Muskogee High School and took his degree at Eastern New Mexico in 1991, and was commissioned a second lieutenant.

He served as a platoon leader and executive officer in Germany, as assistant operations officer and battery commander in Korea, as a Patriot training officer for Saudi Arabian forces, and as military assistant to the Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon.

He married Jacqueline Link in January 2000, and they had a daughter, Myejoi, and a son, Ronald junior.
Survivors
His wife Jacqueline, his daughter Myejoi and his son Ronald junior, his parents Tommie and Effie, and his brother Steven and sister Stephanie.
Keepsakes
Arlington National Cemetery 9/11 Memorial Shared stone
Arlington National Cemetery 9/11 Memorial
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery Shared stone
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery Shared stone
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery Shared stone
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery Shared stone
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery Shared stone
The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
Ronald Dutrell Milam
Ronald Dutrell Milam
Service Record
U.S. Army
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Major
1991 – 2001
Conflicts
Cold War Gulf War Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism
Awards & Decorations 7

For valor

Legion of Merit - Legionnaire posthumous September 11, 2001

For service and achievement

Purple Heart posthumous September 11, 2001
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal a bronze service star
Memorials
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Line 1968
National September 11 Memorial Panel 73W · Line 1 cut as Ronald D. Milam
Pentagon Group Burial Marker Panel 03W · Line 29 cut as RONALD D MILAM MAJ USA
Also Remembered
September 11, 2001 — The Pentagon
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Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 64
Grave 5089
In Our Keeping
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Ronald Dutrell Milam
Major
U.S. Army
1991 - 2001
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Major
Parachutists
Legion of Merit - Legionnaire Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal
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