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RICHARD WILLIAM TOSCHI
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
February 12, 1945 – July 30, 1967
Service recordRichard William Toschi, of Renton, Washington, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 30, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 52
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- February 12, 1945
- Home of record
- Renton, Washington (King County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 30, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date July 30, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 52
- JOEL R KOHLERWarrant Officer 1 · July 30, 1967
- DENNIS KUZERCorporal · July 30, 1967
- VICTOR ANTHONY SPADAROLance Corporal · July 30, 1967
- FLOYD GENE TREATPrivate First Class · July 30, 1967
From Renton
- STEVEN ANTHONY CHURCHPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- STEVE WILLIAM KINGHAMMERCorporal · January 27, 1967
- CHARLES RUSSELL PETCHNICKPrivate First Class · April 29, 1967
- DUANE SCOTT BAKERCaptain · June 6, 1967
- JOHN ROBY WOLFPrivate First Class · November 20, 1967
- DONALD CARL NELSONStaff Sergeant · December 14, 1967
- LEONARD MORRIS PHIPPSSpecialist Four · February 18, 1968
- JOHN FRANCIS FRANCAVILLALance Corporal · April 9, 1968
- ROBERT EDWARD HOSKINSLance Corporal · November 25, 1968
- DANIEL JAMES HOLTSergeant · January 18, 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.