AIR COMMANDO 2 Elzinga, Richard Gene

[John Robertson]

• 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 ​

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