AIR COMMANDO 2 Nyhof, Richard E. (Rich)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Nyhof ​

• FORENAME

Richard E. (Rich) ​

• UNIT

16 Special Operations Squadron (8 Tactical Fighter Wing) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

545786289 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th June 1972 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 34 Site 4591​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fremont,California​

born 12.8.1949​

grew up Oak Harbor,Washington​

single​

entered service 1967​

aerial gunner (AC-130A Spectre gunship 55-0043)​

KIA near A Hua,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

body not recovered​

promoted Technical Sgt while MIA​

remains repatriated 5.10.1993​

remains identified 21.10.1994​

group burial of remains 17.11.1994 (Arlington)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01W Line 46 ​

San Francisco National Cemetery,San Francisco,California Section MA Site 9 (memorial stone)​

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