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RICHARD GENE OSBORNE
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 1, 1946 – June 21, 1967
Service recordRichard Gene Osborne, of Hanford, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 21, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 32
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Heavy Anti-Armor Weapons Infantryman (11H)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Hanford, California (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 21, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date June 21, 1967; 15 of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 73 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 32
- CLIFFORD W LEATHERS JRSpecialist Four · June 21, 1967
- EDGAR LEE MCWETHY JRSpecialist Five · June 21, 1967
- JOHN LOUIS OLSENCorporal · June 21, 1967
- DARRELL JOHN SPINLERCaptain · June 21, 1967
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS EDWARDS CAMPBELLFirst Lieutenant · Panel 22E, Line 28
- DEAN DENNIS CRANESpecialist Four · Panel 22E, Line 29
- ROBERT JOSEPH DOUGHERTYPrivate First Class · Panel 22E, Line 29
- MORRIS DOMINIQUE GAGNONStaff Sergeant · Panel 22E, Line 30
- CARMEL BERNON HARVEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 22E, Line 30
- GERALD DAVID BOYDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 22E, Line 31
- THOMAS ALLEN JOHNSONSergeant · Panel 22E, Line 31
- WELLINGTON M JOHNSONPrivate First Class · Panel 22E, Line 31
- GARY LYLE KENAGAPrivate First Class · Panel 22E, Line 31
- EDGAR LEE MCWETHY JRSpecialist Five · Panel 22E, Line 32
- HOWARD ARNOLD SESSOMSStaff Sergeant · Panel 22E, Line 34
- WILLIAM PETER WAGNER IIISecond Lieutenant · Panel 22E, Line 34
- BILLY JOE WATKINSStaff Sergeant · Panel 22E, Line 35
- FRANK JOSEPH COSTANTINI JRPrivate First Class · Panel 22E, Line 113
From Hanford
- HOWARD WILLIAM HENNINGERColonel · March 13, 1966
- JERRY WAYNE LOONEYPrivate First Class · June 11, 1966
- MANUEL BARRERAStaff Sergeant · January 12, 1967
- GAYLORD LEE WESTBAYWarrant Officer 1 · September 8, 1967
- LOUIE OCHOAPrivate First Class · October 18, 1967
- ROBERT R THOMPSONSergeant · April 5, 1968
- RICHARD JAVIER FLORESCorporal · May 10, 1968
- WAYNE JOHNATHAN ROGERSCorporal · November 27, 1968
- PATRICK ANTHONY WHITTENPrivate First Class · September 11, 1969
- KENNETH LEON MCCARTYSpecialist Four · April 13, 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.