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RICHARD WILLIAM FORD
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
April 6, 1945 – March 18, 1971
Service recordRichard William Ford, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 18, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 58
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 6, 1945
- Home of record
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 18, 1971
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date March 18, 1971; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 58
- DAVID ELIZONDOSergeant · March 18, 1971
- FREDERICK LEWIS CRISTMANChief Warrant Officer 3 · March 19, 1971
- RICARDO MARTINEZ GARCIASergeant First Class · March 19, 1971
- JON MICHAEL SPARKSChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 19, 1971
From Tulsa
- JORDEN DUWAYNE FORRESTERSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- MARTIN RONALD SCOTTColonel · March 15, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN DOKESergeant · March 24, 1966
- DAVID LEE CHAPMANPrivate First Class · May 18, 1966
- STANLEY GILBERT COXCaptain · May 18, 1966
- FLOYD WAYNE HAMILTONLance Corporal · May 23, 1966
- WILLIAM ROSS SAVAGEWarrant Officer 1 · June 24, 1966
- ISAIAH HERMAN WILSONPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- PAUL WILLIAM JOHNSONCaptain · July 22, 1966
- LEE GRANT JOHNSONLance Corporal · July 30, 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.