SEALS Risher, Clarence Theodore III (Ted)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Risher ​

• FORENAME

Clarence Theodore III (Ted) ​

• UNIT

U.S.N. Seal Team 2 ​

• RANK

Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) Second Class ​

• NUMBER

5857372 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

31st January 1968 ​

• AGE

25 ​

• GRAVESITE

Hampton National Cemetery,Hampton,Virginia Section F-1 Site 6539-A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Savannah,Georgia​

born 23.9.1942 Savannah,Georgia​

son of Clarence Theodore,Jr and Virgene Catherine (nee Fagan) Risher​

father (1919-90) was Colonel,USMC - served WW2,Korea and Vietnam​

married​

6 years service​

BUDS Class 29​

KIA Chau Phu,Chau Doc Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 36E Row 032 ​

"He was big - over six feet and strong - 190 pounds or so - and he could carry almost half his weight in ammo" (Lt R.Marcinko)​

"lanky curly-haired young rebel with a kind of sloe-eyed charm" (Lt R.Marcinko) ​

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