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RICHARD THOMAS PERRIN
Captain · U.S. Army
September 19, 1941 – June 27, 1966
Service recordRichard Thomas Perrin, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 27, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 101 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 101
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Accounting Officer (6101)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 19, 1941
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 27, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date June 27, 1966. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 101
- ARTHUR KEENSeaman · June 27, 1966
- BILLY JOE NAVEMajor · June 27, 1966
- EDWARD KENNETH PARESAPlatoon Sergeant · June 27, 1966
- GALEN DEAN PETERSENPrivate First Class · June 27, 1966
- JOHN STUART SEELEYCaptain · June 27, 1966
Same unit, same day
- BILLY JOE NAVEMajor · Panel 8E, Line 101
- LOUIS EUGENE WALTONSpecialist Five · Panel 8E, Line 102
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- KARL DAVID SOBOLIKCaptain · November 26, 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.