GREEN BERETS Legate, Richard Edward

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Legate ​

• FORENAME

Richard Edward ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (HQ and HQ Company) (MACV-SOG-CCC) (FOB-2) (Spike Team) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

0-96430​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th March 1967 ​

• AGE

28 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 3 Site 2095-D​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Jacksonville,Florida​

born 22.7.1938​

son of Mrs Frank Legate,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania​

husband of Elizabeth (nee Cluxton) Legate,955 North Lake Road,Lake Forest,Illinois (married 17.2.1963) (1 son Richard)​

graduated high school 1956​

graduated The Citadel 1962 (4 years service)​

10 SF Group 1963-64​

3 SF Group 1965-66​

5 SF Group 1966-67​

awards Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 17E Line 45 ​

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