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RICHARD RAY YOUNG
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 11, 1949 – October 6, 1970
Service recordRichard Ray Young, of Houston, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 6, 1970, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 117
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- General Vehicle Repairman (63C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- September 11, 1949
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 6, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date October 6, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phu Yen Province that day. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 117
- MICHAEL ALLAN GRAHAMCorporal · October 7, 1970
- DAVID EUGENE HENDRYLance Corporal · October 7, 1970
- JON CHRISTOPHER JACOBSONFirst Lieutenant · October 7, 1970
- STEVEN CHARLES JOHNSONSergeant · October 7, 1970
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 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.