US PARAS 2 Fanning, Richard Henry (Ricky)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Fanning ​

• FORENAME

Richard Henry (Ricky) ​

• UNIT

327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

251945827 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th April 1971 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Magnolia Cemetery,Charleston,Charleston County,South Carolina ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fort Jackson,South Carolina​

born 9.12 1950 Charleston,South Carolina​

son of Buist Martin and Myra Hutson (nee Eason) Fanning​

single​

award Bronze Star​

promoted Cpl posthumously​

drowned (non hostile) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03W Line 13 ​

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