US PARAS 2 Rushlow, Richard Leonard

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rushlow​

• FORENAME

Richard Leonard​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,4 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

368524032​

• DATE OF DEATH

11th January 1971​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Section 2, Lot D23, Grave 6​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Lincoln Park, Michigan​

born 13.9.1949​

father Leonard Joseph Rushlow (1916-1998)​

mother Elma Josephine (nee Wegher) Rushlow (1920-2008)​

single​

entered service 1970​

promoted Sgt posthumously​

awarded Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 05W Line 41​

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[Fragman]

I would like to thank you John Robertson for creating this site and posting information on this particular fallen soldier Richard Leonard Rushlow. He was a battle buddy of mine and I have always remembered the 11 of January 1971 when he died on the battle field. I was wounded on this dayat the same time alone with several others. R.I.P. Richard, my contact: herbertruffin66@gmail.com