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RICHARD STEPHEN BOVIO
Captain · U.S. Army
December 28, 1943 – February 27, 1970
Service recordRichard Stephen Bovio, of Galveston, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 27, 1970, in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 61
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,a3,s3) (2162)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 28, 1943
- Home of record
- Galveston, Texas (Galveston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 27, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Khanh Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 27, 1970; he was the only one lost in Khanh Hoa Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 61
- FRANK MARTIN BACACorporal · February 27, 1970
- DANNY CLARENCE BERRIERSergeant · February 27, 1970
- ROCKY AUGUST BURNSPrivate First Class · February 27, 1970
- RICHARD JOHN CONNELLYChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 27, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD JOHN CONNELLYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 13W, Line 61
- RONALD LEE MCCORMICKSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 62
- MARK SCOTT MILESSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 64
- JAMES TAYLOR PACEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 13W, Line 64
- DANIEL VAUGHAN PROCTORSpecialist Five · Panel 13W, Line 64
- RONALD WADE STAFFORDSpecialist Five · Panel 13W, Line 65
- GARY LEE SWARTZSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 65
From Galveston
- HERMAN WILLIAM SILVEEPrivate First Class · August 1, 1965
- JOE CHARLES LILE IISpecialist Four · February 24, 1966
- WALTER MULLER JRSergeant · August 12, 1966
- FELIX RICO RAMOS JRLance Corporal · August 21, 1966
- RICHARD ALAN NANCEAirman First Class · October 25, 1966
- MARION LEE KEMPNERSecond Lieutenant · November 11, 1966
- RICHARD GARCIAPrivate First Class · January 30, 1967
- GREGORY C CLEMENTCaptain · February 23, 1967
- ARMANDO GALLARDOCorporal · April 24, 1967
- FRANK HENRY BERAN IIILance Corporal · May 20, 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.