AIR COMMANDO 2 Ritchie, Herman Hiram

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ritchie ​

• FORENAME

Herman Hiram ​

• UNIT

310 Air Commando Squadron (315 Air Commando Group) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

3064786 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th January 1966 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Golden Gate National Cemetery,San Bruno,California Section J Site 24-A ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Okmulgee,Oklahoma​

born 26.2.1935​

son of J.H. and Mrs Ritchie,Okmulgee,Oklahoma​

husband of Elizabeth Joann (nee Coburn) Ritchie (married June 1956)​

graduated Okmulgee High School​

attended Oklahoma University​

10 years service​

awards (posthumous) D.F.C.,Air Medal​

pilot​

C-123B Flareship (55-4519)​

KIA in mid-air collision with A-1E Skyraider (1 A.C. Squadron) near An Khe,Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 04E Line 71 ​

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