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RICHARD WAYNE MEHLHAFF
Private · U.S. Army
December 8, 1950 – May 22, 1970
Service recordRichard Wayne Mehlhaff, of Farmington, New Mexico, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 22, 1970, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 82
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 8, 1950
- Home of record
- Farmington, New Mexico (San Juan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1970; four of them were lost in Quang Duc Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 82
- THOMAS HARRY MOLESSpecialist Four · May 22, 1970
- GARY RUEL MOWERFirst Lieutenant · May 22, 1970
- DANIEL EARNEST NELMSPrivate First Class · May 22, 1970
- RICHARD DEAN NELSONCorporal · May 22, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES LYNN ABLERSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 77
- ARTHUR PINA ADAMESergeant · Panel 10W, Line 78
- JOSEPH MICHAEL HARTLSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 79
- RICHARD ANDREW LARSONCaptain · Panel 10W, Line 81
- JOHN CHARLES REILLYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 10W, Line 81
- RICHARD DEAN NELSONCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 82
- RONALD RAY SAGERSStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 83
From Farmington
- CURTIS H RANSDELLSergeant · July 7, 1966
- LEO KEITH THORNTONSergeant · August 27, 1966
- MICHAEL JOE KRUGSergeant · September 30, 1967
- BILLIE JAMESSpecialist Four · April 15, 1968
- RICHARD DWAYNE FAIRCLOTHPrivate First Class · August 29, 1968
- JAMES GARLAND SANDERSSpecialist Five · October 25, 1968
- RICHARD LEE ALLENStaff Sergeant · February 7, 1969
- FILEMON SERRANOPrivate First Class · March 20, 1969
- DENNIS ALAN WILLIAMSPrivate · March 24, 1969
- HERBERT ARVISOSergeant · October 26, 1969
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.