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RICHARD FRANCIS RUNZO
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 15, 1949 – July 10, 1969
Service recordRichard Francis Runzo, of Beloit, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 10, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 95 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 95
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Kw-7 Cryptographic Technician (2815)
- Born
- March 15, 1949
- Home of record
- Beloit, Ohio (Mahoning County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 10, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date July 10, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 95
- HENRY EUGENE SPARKSStaff Sergeant · July 10, 1969
- CHARLES THOMAS STOCKBAUERSpecialist Four · July 10, 1969
- WILLIAM LEE TOLIVERSpecialist Four · July 10, 1969
- RAYMOND TORRESStaff Sergeant · July 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.