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RICHARD ALLEN ANDERSON
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 16, 1948 – August 24, 1969
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Richard Allen Anderson, of Houston, Texas, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 24, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Medal of Honor · awarded posthumously
For conspicuous gallantry
Richard Allen Anderson received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, for his actions on August 24, 1969.
Citation text as reproduced in Wikipedia’s article on Richard Allen Anderson; Medal of Honor citations are official U.S. government records. See also the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and all Medal of Honor recipients on the Wall.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 110
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- April 16, 1948
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 24, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date August 24, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Read the history
Also on Panel 19W, Line 110
- DENNIS MICHAEL SKOGERBOESecond Lieutenant · August 24, 1969
- BOBBY LEE TARTERChief Warrant Officer 3 · August 24, 1969
- RICHARD JOSEPH WHITECorporal · August 24, 1969
- JOHN RANDALL ZIMMERMANCorporal · August 24, 1969
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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. The Medal of Honor citation above is the official account of his actions. See something wrong? Report a correction.