AIR COMMANDO 2 Vandegeer, Richard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Vandegeer​

• FORENAME

Richard ​

• UNIT

21 Special Operations Squadron (56 S.O. Wing)​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

278448037​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th May 1975 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 66 Site 6027 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Columbus,Ohio​

born 11.1.1948 Fairfield County,Ohio​

son of Phil and Diana Vandegeer,Florida​

married​

entered service 1969​

US Army Primary Helicopter Center,Fort Wolters,Texas (Class 69-3)​

239 Assault Helicopter Company​

21 SOS​

award Air Medal​

co-pilot ​

CH-53A (68-10925)​

crashed Gulf of Thailand (off Koh Tang Island,Cambodia)​

remains not recovered​

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing (Court A)​

remains repatriated 6.12.1995​

remains identified 22.6.2000​

buried 8.5.2013​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01W Line 132 (last name on the Wall)​

Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Amherst,Ohio​

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