Vietnam War Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Ronald Karr
Ronald Gene Karr Ronald Gene Karr, age 62, passed away on January 18, 2015 in Porterville, California. Ron served in the US Navy and trained as a corpsman at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. He served a tour of duty in Okinawa with the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. In May 1975 he was wounded in combat during an attempt to rescue the crew of the American freighter Mayaguez off the coast of Koh Tang Cambodia. After his military service Ron was a press operator at Moore...
