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RICHARD GEORGE BOUCHARD
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 17, 1947 – September 19, 1969
Service recordRichard George Bouchard, of Manchester, New Hampshire, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 19, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 112
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
- Aircraft Recovery Specialist (7011)
- Born
- July 17, 1947
- Home of record
- Manchester, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 19, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date September 19, 1969; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 112
- JOHN WAYNE TRACYStaff Sergeant · September 18, 1969
- CORDIS RAY WHITESpecialist Four · September 18, 1969
- TERRY LEE CHARLESPrivate First Class · September 19, 1969
- STEPHEN EDWARD CRISTPrivate First Class · September 19, 1969
From Manchester
- ROBERT PAUL DIONNEHospitalman · July 14, 1965
- WILFRED ROLAND ROBILLARDPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- JOSEPH GEORGE VILLIARDCorporal · March 24, 1966
- PHILLIP JOSEPH STICKNEYSenior Master Sergeant · May 31, 1966
- PAUL ERNEST NADEAUPrivate First Class · September 4, 1966
- LEON NORMAND DOUCETCorporal · February 5, 1967
- NORMAN GERARD LOZEAUPrivate First Class · March 9, 1967
- NORMAND RICHARD MARTELPrivate First Class · May 3, 1967
- ARTHUR C MOURTGIS JRPrivate First Class · May 15, 1967
- JOSEPH ARMAND ROG GELINASChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 11, 1967
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.