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RICHARD JOHN CURRY
Major · U.S. Army
August 7, 1937 – February 23, 1969
Service recordRichard John Curry, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 94 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 94
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Supply & Evac Staff Officer (G4,a4,s4) (4010)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- August 7, 1937
- Home of record
- Altoona, Pennsylvania (Blair County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1969
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
209 names on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1969; 14 of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 94
- MARVIN DEWAYNE CANTERBURYSpecialist Four · February 23, 1969
- KEVIN FRANCIS CREGONSpecialist Four · February 23, 1969
- THOMAS HARRY CROOKPrivate First Class · February 23, 1969
- JAMES EDWARD CUMMINGSPrivate First Class · February 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM WALTER DICKEYLieutenant Colonel · Panel 32W, Line 96
- THOMAS RAY PRESTONSpecialist Five · Panel 31W, Line 16
- JON PARIS ROBBINSSpecialist Five · Panel 31W, Line 19
From Altoona
- JOSEPH WILLIAM SCHUSTERCorporal · June 1, 1966
- ALFRED JAMES KIBLERLance Corporal · October 6, 1966
- DENNIS M SPAHNSpecialist Four · December 28, 1966
- WILLIAM JOEL RICKMANPrivate First Class · April 3, 1967
- EDWARD PHILIP SZEYLLERLieutenant · April 4, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD CAREYLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- ROBERT CARL DAMBECKMaster Sergeant · July 7, 1967
- NICHOLAS CHARLES BIANCONICorporal · July 24, 1967
- GEAN PRESTON CLAPPERChief Master Sergeant · December 29, 1967
- SHELDON D SCHULTZChief Warrant Officer 3 · January 5, 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.