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RICHARD S HOWIE
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 12, 1943 – July 15, 1966
Service recordRichard S Howie, of Charlotte, North Carolina, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 24
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 70 ENG BN
- Born
- November 12, 1943
- Home of record
- Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 15, 1966
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date July 15, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Read the history
Also on Panel 9E, Line 24
- ANTHONY GEORGE CALVERLEYLance Corporal · July 15, 1966
- MICHAEL ANTHONY GOODENPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- JAMES LARS LEDINPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- WILLIAM JOSEPH LILLYCorporal · July 15, 1966
From Charlotte
- HARRY WILLIAM LOVE JRPrivate First Class · June 30, 1965
- EDWARD DEAN BROWN JRLieutenant (junior grade) · July 29, 1965
- TROY MILLER THOMPSON JRPrivate First Class · September 26, 1965
- REGINALD ALVIN WATKINSSergeant · November 15, 1965
- GERRALD AUNDRE STANSELLSergeant · February 8, 1966
- FREDDIE WALLACE GREENSergeant · February 19, 1966
- JOHNSON FRANCIS FRANKStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- LOOMIS OGLESBY IIISpecialist Four · March 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEWIS DIALPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- RONALD MARTIN SUTTONCorporal · 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.