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RICHARD CHRISTIAN SATHER
Lieutenant (junior grade) · U.S. Navy
February 15, 1938 – August 5, 1964
Service recordRichard Christian Sather, of Pomona, California, served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy. He died on August 5, 1964, in North Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 60
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. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant (junior grade) (LTJG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Url Pilot (1315)
- Born
- February 15, 1938
- Home of record
- Pomona, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 5, 1964
- Age
- 26
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date August 5, 1964. In August 1964, 17 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in North Vietnam, outside South Vietnam — most often the sign of an air crew lost over the North or the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1E, Line 60
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- DALE DANIEL THOMASCaptain · July 30, 1964
- DENNIS CURTIS KIDDMaster Sergeant · August 4, 1964
- FRED CLAY CUTRER JRCaptain · August 6, 1964
From Pomona
- JOHN WESLEY COBBPrivate First Class · February 8, 1966
- RAYMOND CHARLES MARTINSergeant · March 18, 1966
- DOUGLAS EARL MURRAYSergeant · November 5, 1966
- DONALD HENRY ASIREColonel · December 8, 1966
- HOMER LEE REAVESPrivate First Class · January 15, 1967
- RONALD JEROME HENRYLance Corporal · April 27, 1967
- FREDERICK JOHN FORTNERLieutenant Commander · October 17, 1967
- MARVIN HALL TERRYPrivate First Class · February 18, 1968
- THOMAS ANTHONY ECKLSpecialist Four · February 20, 1968
- RICHARD ROSS TOLETTESecond Lieutenant · July 25, 1968
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.