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RICHARD W MEACHAM JR
Captain · U.S. Air Force
June 9, 1944 – May 22, 1970
Service recordRichard W Meacham JR, of Miami, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 22, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 81
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 9, 1944
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 81
- WILLIAM NORMAN JENSEN JRSergeant · May 22, 1970
- RICHARD ANDREW LARSONCaptain · May 22, 1970
- ROBERT FRANK MARTHALERSpecialist Four · May 22, 1970
- JOHN CHARLES REILLYWarrant Officer 1 · May 22, 1970
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 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.