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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 14226" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DeFer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Richard Henry (Dick) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Det 1,56 Special Operations Wing </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Major </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>384280068 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th October 1971 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>40 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>cremated and ashes interred Glendale,Arizona </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Traverse City,Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 9.10.1931 Traverse City,Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Leo H. and Frances T. Defer</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Isabelle (nee Morrison) DeFer (1931-61)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Mary (nee Close) DeFer (married about 1963)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Michigan State College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 1951</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>flew B-52s in Korean War (awarded A.F.C.)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot (Raven Forward Air Controller)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>O-1 aircraft</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Steve Canyon Project</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA by groundfire Plain of Jars,Laos</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>remains recovered</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Silver Star,D.F.C.,Bronze Star with oak leaf clusters,Air Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02W Line 43</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>remembered on first wife's headstone at</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Yuba Cemetery,Yuba,Grand Traverse County,Michigan </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-defer.5528/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5528-80a85a0f2686389b9397f4911dbfaa30.jpg?1591384318" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-defer-memorial.14101/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14101-07695156031c14b4604c55ad04b0c167.jpg?1591399067" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 14226, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]DeFer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Richard Henry (Dick) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Det 1,56 Special Operations Wing [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Major [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]384280068 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]18th October 1971 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]40 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]cremated and ashes interred Glendale,Arizona [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Traverse City,Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 9.10.1931 Traverse City,Michigan[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Leo H. and Frances T. Defer[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Isabelle (nee Morrison) DeFer (1931-61)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Mary (nee Close) DeFer (married about 1963)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Michigan State College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service 1951[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]flew B-52s in Korean War (awarded A.F.C.)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot (Raven Forward Air Controller)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]O-1 aircraft[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Steve Canyon Project[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA by groundfire Plain of Jars,Laos[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]remains recovered[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Silver Star,D.F.C.,Bronze Star with oak leaf clusters,Air Medal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02W Line 43[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]remembered on first wife's headstone at[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Yuba Cemetery,Yuba,Grand Traverse County,Michigan [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-defer.5528/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/5/5528-80a85a0f2686389b9397f4911dbfaa30.jpg?1591384318[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-defer-memorial.14101/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14101-07695156031c14b4604c55ad04b0c167.jpg?1591399067[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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