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RICHARD MAXWELL ARANN
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
July 2, 1941 – June 24, 1969
Service recordRichard Maxwell Arann, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 24, 1969, in Tuyen Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 5
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 2, 1941
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 24, 1969
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Tuyen Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date June 24, 1969; he was the only one lost in Tuyen Duc Province that day. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 5
- ROBERT CLEVEN WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · June 23, 1969
- BOBBY RAY ADKINSSergeant · June 24, 1969
- JAMES KEITH AMEIGHWarrant Officer 1 · June 24, 1969
- JOHN ANTHONY BERRIOLance Corporal · June 24, 1969
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 1966
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.