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RICHARD MICHAEL MADER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 12, 1947 – January 31, 1970
Service recordRichard Michael Mader, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 31, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 85
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; two of them were lost in Binh Thuy Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 85
- PAUL H CARDENAS JRSpecialist Four · January 31, 1970
- DAVID ALLEN JOHNSONSpecialist Four · January 31, 1970
- ROBERT LAMAR MCARTHURPrivate First Class · January 31, 1970
- RICARDO MENDIOLACorporal · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH RAY GODWINPrivate First Class · Panel 14W, Line 84
- WILLIAM HENRY SMITH JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 87
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 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.