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RICHARD ARTHUR WALROD
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 19, 1938 – November 14, 1965
Service recordRichard Arthur Walrod, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on November 14, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 3E, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3E · Line 50
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- February 19, 1938
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 14, 1965
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date November 14, 1965. In November 1965, 545 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3E, Line 50
- PAUL TRUMAN MCCLELLAN JRCaptain · November 14, 1965
- FRANCIS MOODYPrivate First Class · November 14, 1965
- GILBERT MICHAEL NICKLASPrivate First Class · November 14, 1965
- DONALD RAY PATRICKSpecialist Four · November 14, 1965
Same unit, same day
- LAWRENCE LAVERN COVEYStaff Sergeant · Panel 3E, Line 48
- BURREL DALE HUEBNERPrivate First Class · Panel 3E, Line 49
- FLOYD DEAN JOHNSONPrivate First Class · Panel 3E, Line 49
- DONALD RAY PATRICKSpecialist Four · Panel 3E, Line 50
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.