- SURNAME
Elzinga
- FORENAME
Richard Gene
- UNIT
Det 1,56 Special Operations Wing
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
563545526
- DATE OF DEATH
26th March 1970
- AGE
27
- GRAVESITE
Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 60 Site 9383
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Shedd,Oregon
born 13.8.1942 Oregon
single
attended Hope College 1960-64
entered service 1964
3646 Pilot Training Wing 1966-67
505 Tactical Control Group 1969
21 Tactical Air Support Squadron 1969
56 S.O.W. 1970
award Air Medal
pilot (Raven Forward Air Controller)
Steve Canyon Project
O-1 aircraft
KIA Laos
remains not recovered
promoted Major posthumously
declared dead 30.6.1978
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 12W Line 45
Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Memorial Section F
Rock Church Cemetery,Blanket,Brown County,Texas Memorial
remains found and identified 28.10.2010
interred 8.7.2011
DATE OF DEATH:
26-Mar-1970
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