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RICHARD ALLEN BROWN
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 13, 1948 – July 3, 1970
Service recordRichard Allen Brown, of Rayland, Ohio, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 3, 1970, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 114
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- June 13, 1948
- Home of record
- Rayland, Ohio (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 3, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date July 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 10 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 114
- SHERMAN PONDEXTER DAVISCorporal · July 2, 1970
- DOUGLAS RAY ANDERSONTechnical Sergeant · July 3, 1970
- DAVID LEE BROOKSCorporal · July 3, 1970
- DONALD DUANE CAMPBELLCorporal · July 3, 1970
From Rayland
- CHARLES ROBERT CHEMISGunnery Sergeant · October 17, 1965
- CLARENCE EDWARD FETTYStaff Sergeant · March 10, 1969
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.