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ARLEN DEL RICHARDSON
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
February 6, 1943 – February 17, 1970
Service recordArlen Del Richardson, of Lawrence, Kansas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 17, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 25
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- February 6, 1943
- Home of record
- Lawrence, Kansas (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 17, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 17, 1970; 11 of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 30 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 25
- DON LEE PAPPASPrivate · February 17, 1970
- THEODORE ALFORD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · February 17, 1970
- JACK ALLEN ZOODSMALance Corporal · February 17, 1970
- PAUL ENGLISH ASH JRWarrant Officer 1 · February 18, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES TERENCE BATEMANWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 13W, Line 21
- KARL EUGENE BROWNSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 22
- JACK LEE DRYESpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 22
- SAMUEL JAMES JRSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 22
- THOMAS HALL FREASIERSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 23
- JAMES BERNARD L GORDON JRSergeant First Class · Panel 13W, Line 23
- RONALD LEE MEANSCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 24
- GEORGE GROVER MITCHELLCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 24
- JOHN LOUIS MITCHELLSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 24
- THEODORE ALFORD WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 25
From Lawrence
- LONNIE DALE SNOWLance Corporal · July 30, 1965
- DELBERT LEROY RYANPrivate First Class · June 2, 1966
- WILLIAM R DENNIS IIISeaman Apprentice · March 18, 1967
- DAVID PARKER GIBSONCaptain · April 8, 1967
- JAMES RAYMOND COOPERPrivate First Class · May 10, 1967
- DONALD EUGENE DILLONStaff Sergeant · July 6, 1967
- RAYMOND VENSON BROWNINGCorporal · October 12, 1967
- DONALD ROBERT BOWMANPrivate First Class · February 8, 1968
- LONNIE GUY LEBOMBARBSergeant · February 9, 1968
- RICHARD EUGENE BOYDSeaman · March 25, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.