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RICHARD THOMAS PRIDDY
Captain · U.S. Army
June 8, 1942 – May 23, 1970
Service recordRichard Thomas Priddy, of Jacksonville, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 23, 1970, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 87
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Officer (4823)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- June 8, 1942
- Home of record
- Jacksonville, Florida (Duval County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 87
- STEPHEN JOHN PERKINSSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
- CECILIO ROBLES JRSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
- GEORGE RODRIGUEZLance Corporal · May 23, 1970
- JAMES ERWIN RUSSSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
From Jacksonville
- LOYE THOMAS CHRISTMASPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964
- WYLEY WRIGHT JRSpecialist Five · March 9, 1964
- OTIS GORDON JRMajor · November 19, 1964
- HORACE CLEVELAND COLLINSSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- JAMES HENRY KINGSergeant First Class · October 6, 1965
- RODNEY CARSWELL HARRISPrivate First Class · November 1, 1965
- HENRY TUCKER CANNONSergeant First Class · November 8, 1965
- NATHANIEL BYRDSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- WILLIE FRANK GODBOLDTSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- ALEXANDER WILLIAMSSergeant · November 15, 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.