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RICHARD ANDREW LARSON
Captain · U.S. Army
January 25, 1945 – May 22, 1970
Service recordRichard Andrew Larson, of Watertown, South Dakota, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 22, 1970, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 81
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 25, 1945
- Home of record
- Watertown, South Dakota (Codington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1970; four of them were lost in Quang Duc Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 81
- WILLIAM NORMAN JENSEN JRSergeant · May 22, 1970
- ROBERT FRANK MARTHALERSpecialist Four · May 22, 1970
- RICHARD W MEACHAM JRCaptain · May 22, 1970
- JOHN CHARLES REILLYWarrant Officer 1 · May 22, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES LYNN ABLERSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 77
- ARTHUR PINA ADAMESergeant · Panel 10W, Line 78
- JOSEPH MICHAEL HARTLSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 79
- JOHN CHARLES REILLYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 81
- RICHARD WAYNE MEHLHAFFPrivate · Panel 10W, Line 82
- RICHARD DEAN NELSONCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 82
- RONALD RAY SAGERSStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 83
From Watertown
- MICHAEL EUGENE GEARHARTPrivate First Class · May 16, 1966
- CHARLES THOMAS LANGENFELDPetty Officer Third Class · April 17, 1968
- DEAN FRANKLIN BOLHOUSEWarrant Officer 1 · January 2, 1969
- JAMES FRANCIS HAIDERSergeant · June 9, 1969
- MARK ROLAND HORNERSpecialist Four · February 15, 1970
- DENIS JAMES ZIMPRICHSpecialist Four · April 7, 1970
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.