US PARAS 2 Thompson, Richard William (Buck)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Thompson​

• FORENAME

Richard William (Buck)​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,2 Bn)​

• RANK

First Lieutenant​

• NUMBER

OF 108007​

• DATE OF DEATH

19th November 1967​

• AGE

26​

• GRAVESITE

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Section XXXIV Site 170​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Atchison,Kansas​

born 10.3.1941 Atchison,Kansas​

son of J.H. and Mrs Thompson,Atchison,Kansas​

husband of Fran (nee Urstadt) Thompson (married June 1966) (1 son Richard William II born 12.5.1967)​

graduated Atchison High School 1959​

attended Kansas University (1 year)​

US Army Reserve​

Fort Leonard Wood (basic training)​

Fort Dix (AIT)​

Kansas University (2nd year)​

attended St Benedict's College,Atchison ​

USMA,West Point 1962-66​

325 Infantry Regiment 1966-67​

503 Infantry Regiment 1967​

award Silver Star (posthumous)​

KIA Hill 875,Dak To,Kontum Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 30E Line 34​

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