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RICHARD JOHN TORTORICE
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
October 23, 1942 – July 11, 1967
Service recordRichard John Tortorice, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 11, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 89
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Born
- October 23, 1942
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 11, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date July 11, 1967. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 23E, Line 89
- WASH JUNIOR LINDSAYPrivate First Class · July 18, 1967
- DAN CLIFTON STARNS JRFirst Lieutenant · July 18, 1967
- PATRICK JOHN SWEENEYHospitalman · July 18, 1967
- JUAN MANUEL ALBA ZAMORACorporal · July 18, 1967
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
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.