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RICHARD ALLAN FORBES
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 4, 1946 – November 13, 1969
Service recordRichard Allan Forbes, of San Jose, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on November 13, 1969, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 69 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 69
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Unit Supply Specialist (76Y)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- November 4, 1946
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 13, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date November 13, 1969; three of them were lost in Long An Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 15 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 69
- JEFFREY LOUIS BOBULALance Corporal · November 13, 1969
- EDDIE DEAN CARPENTERCorporal · November 13, 1969
- RALPH RAYMOND EVILSIZORStaff Sergeant · November 13, 1969
- LUIS A N HILERIO-PADILLASergeant · November 13, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN MALGER MCLELLANSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 70
- JAMES MICHIAL MOORESergeant · Panel 16W, Line 70
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.