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RICHARD ROBERT SKEEN
Commander · U.S. Navy
February 11, 1931 – May 16, 1970
Service recordRichard Robert Skeen, of Riverside, California, served as a Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on May 16, 1970, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 39. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 54
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Commander (CDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Url Pilot (1310)
- Unit (as recorded)
- VAQ 135 CVA 43
- Born
- February 11, 1931
- Home of record
- Riverside, California (Riverside County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 16, 1970
- Age
- 39
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 16, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “VAQ 135 CVA 43”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 10W, Line 54
- MATEO RUELASSpecialist Four · May 16, 1970
- SIDNEY MORTON SOLOMONStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1970
- GUY LYNN STOKES JRSergeant · May 16, 1970
- EMILIO CABRERA SUPNET JRSpecialist Four · May 16, 1970
Same unit, same day
- EDWIN RAY CONNERSenior Chief Petty Officer · Panel 10W, Line 48
From Riverside
- THEODORE BERT PHILLIPSStaff Sergeant · October 24, 1964
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- FRANK BRENNAN PARISHLance Corporal · June 18, 1966
- BRAD WILLIAM MORANDPrivate First Class · July 12, 1966
- ROBBIN ADAIR GOODWINPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- PATRICK LEE WOODLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- VINCENT JOSEPH BENEGASLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- RICHARD ELZIE VEACHSpecialist Four · May 28, 1967
- DENNIS EUGENE MONFILSPrivate First Class · June 3, 1967
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · July 2, 1967
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.