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RICHARD NORMAN GEREAU
Captain · U.S. Army
March 4, 1934 – March 5, 1966
Service recordRichard Norman Gereau, of Muskegon, Michigan, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 5, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 117
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Supply & Evac Staff Officer (G4,a4,s4) (4010)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- March 4, 1934
- Home of record
- Muskegon, Michigan (Muskegon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 5, 1966
- Age
- 32
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
72 names on the Wall carry the date March 5, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 66 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 117
- CHARLES ELLIS CRUTCHFIELDSergeant · March 5, 1966
- ROY GONZALES JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- ROY F HARBISONSpecialist Four · March 5, 1966
- LOUIS PETER HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
Same unit, same day
- RAY MAX BARNWELLSpecialist Five · Panel 5E, Line 112
- LEWIS DOUGLAS BELLMajor · Panel 5E, Line 113
- ROBERT MALUENDA CALIBOSOCaptain · Panel 5E, Line 114
- GARY WILLIAM EMMETTSergeant First Class · Panel 5E, Line 116
- ROY F HARBISONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 117
- ROBERT JOHN HIBBSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 5E, Line 118
- HENRY DEAN LANKFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 120
- DENNIS M LYDENPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 120
- DANNY A NETHSpecialist Five · Panel 5E, Line 121
- RICHARD E NUTTPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 122
- DENNIS ROYAL ORTWINEPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 122
- JAMES HENRY PAGESpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 122
- MACK DONALD STAINBACK JRPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 125
- CLIFTON WINNINGHAMPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 5E, Line 126
From Muskegon
- LOUIS KENNETH KANAARCaptain · January 9, 1966
- DONALD LEWIS KINGColonel · May 14, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN TAZELAARPrivate First Class · June 28, 1966
- DANIEL LEE EARLENBAUGHSpecialist Four · August 26, 1966
- ROBERT GAYLE DAVISONSergeant · December 17, 1966
- JAMES HARVEY HOPSONPrivate First Class · March 21, 1967
- ANTONIO RAMON PONCEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1967
- GERALD RAY HENDRICKSONCorporal · November 26, 1967
- DAVID ORVILLE KAMPCorporal · December 27, 1967
- BERNARD JOHN NOVAKStaff Sergeant · February 22, 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.