John Rankin D     E     C     E     A     S     E     D Gender:   Male Died: 2008 Status: Deceased- shot during a mortar attack Portrayed by: Tony Daly  First Appearance   ●   NCIS: In the Zone  Last Appearance   ●   NCIS: In the Zone List of Appearances

John Rankin was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps who was shot during a mortar attack while on service in Iraq. His wife, Dina pulled strings to get her husband's body sent to NCIS where Donald Mallard later determined that the Captain's death was not accidental but actually murder.