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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Ronald Reed Duck Jr.




Duck, date, approximate 1995
Date Missing 02/14/1995
Missing From
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/13/1973 (49)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'11, 160 - 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue-gray plaid shirt, a red and black or brown plaid flannel jacket, light blue jeans, brown leather ankle boots and possibly a gold puzzle ring. Possibly carrying a silver Zippo lighter engraved with the words "Ronnie Best Friends Scott".
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Duck has an olive complexion. He has a tattoo of dark-winged duck on the left side of his chest and a colored dragon tattoo on his left thigh. He has a surgical scar on the center of his chest as the result of childhood open-heart surgery and a scar down the front of his left leg. Duck's nickname is Ronnie. He smoked menthol cigarettes in 1995; his favorite brand was Newport.
Details of Disappearance Duck was serving as a United States Navy electronics technician third class in 1995. He was last seen at approximately 3:30 a.m. on February 14, 1995, about fifty yards from his ship in the vicinity of the United States Naval Station in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He and another sailor were on their way to their ship at the time.
Duck has never been heard from again. His maroon truck was later found in the port's parking lot; the floor of the vehicle was muddy.
Duck left behind a pregnant wife when he disappeared. She gave birth to his daughter six weeks later. He was devoted to his wife and his relatives and kept in close touch with them, but none of them have heard from him since 1995.
At the time he went missing, Duck was expecting to be discharged from the Navy for medical reasons. He said he was afraid for his life; he had recently testified against a sailor who was given a less than honorable discharge for drug use, and was reportedly threatened afterwards.
Duck disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The Navy originally listed him as absent without leave (AWOL), but shortly after his disappearance his was reclassified as a missing person. He frequented billiard parlors and bars equipped with pool tables in 1995.
Duck is originally from Alabama. His mother believes he met with foul play. An infant daughter was born to him a month after his disappearance. Duck's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Headquarters
202-433-9225
800-479-9685
NCIS Resident Agency
Pensacola, Florida
904-452-3835
Other
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Missing Persons Cybercenter
The Doe Network
Ronald Reed Duck, Jr.
The Sun Herald

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Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos