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GARY CHARLES RICHARDS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 14, 1942 – February 16, 1967
Service recordGary Charles Richards, of New Haven, Connecticut, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 16, 1967, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 51 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 51
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- November 14, 1942
- Home of record
- New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 16, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
80 names on the Wall carry the date February 16, 1967; five of them were lost in Long An Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 51
- KENNETH TRUMAN RUSSELLCorporal · February 16, 1967
- DONALD LAWRENCE SCHNEECorporal · February 16, 1967
- ELMELINDO RODRIGUES SMITHPlatoon Sergeant · February 16, 1967
- RICHARD TARKINGTON JRSpecialist Four · February 16, 1967
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES RATES LEWISSpecialist Four · Panel 15E, Line 47
- ROY CHARLES LITTLEHALESPrivate First Class · Panel 15E, Line 47
- ROBERT FRANK VERNESPrivate First Class · Panel 15E, Line 52
From New Haven
- EVERETT LEE ANDERSONSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- RICHARD JAMES REGANSecond Lieutenant · August 11, 1965
- ROBERT ARNOLD TILLQUISTSpecialist Four · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM MICHAEL MEGLIO JRPrivate First Class · December 6, 1965
- ANTHONY GIANELLIPrivate First Class · January 18, 1966
- HENRY LEE WHALEYCorporal · March 30, 1966
- ALEXANDER J MCGLOTHLINLance Corporal · April 13, 1966
- JOSEPH ANTHONY PECORA JRPrivate First Class · May 3, 1966
- JOHN HAROLD RABERCorporal · July 1, 1966
- SAMUEL WALTER BREWERStaff Sergeant · August 28, 1966
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.