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RICHARD ARTHUR KNUTSON
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
September 11, 1949 – January 8, 1973
Service recordRichard Arthur Knutson, of Hallock, Minnesota, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He was lost on January 8, 1973, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 109
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 11, 1949
- Home of record
- Hallock, Minnesota (Kittson County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- January 8, 1973
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing in action
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date January 8, 1973; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In January 1973, 29 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 109
- JOHN CARL LINDAHLLieutenant · January 6, 1973
- ELBERT WAYNE BUSHStaff Sergeant · January 8, 1973
- WILLIAM LAWRENCE DEANELieutenant Colonel · January 8, 1973
- JOSE JALOCON JAVINESChief Petty Officer · January 8, 1973
Same unit, same day
- MANUEL ALONZO LAUTERIOStaff Sergeant · Panel 1W, Line 110
- WILLIAM SHERRIL STINSONSergeant First Class · Panel 1W, Line 110
- MICKEY ALLEN WILSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 1W, Line 110
From Hallock
- RICHARD DALE MCGOVERNPrivate First Class · May 13, 1968
- MILO STEVEN HOMSTADPetty Officer Third Class · July 4, 1968
- ROBERT DAVID BENGTSONPrivate First Class · March 29, 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.