Whitfield, Richard K., SSG

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Service Details

Final Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Ordnance Corps

Last MOS
21E-Sergeant Guidance Repairman

Last MOS Group
Ordnance

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 21E, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Service Years
1959 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Oklahoma

Year of Birth
1940

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Casualty Info

Home Town Oklahoma City	Last Address Oklahoma City

Casualty Date May 04, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Memorial Park Cemetery - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Wall/Plot Coordinates 19E 041

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1967, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
	1967, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David O, SGT 553

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Unit Assignments

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)


	1966-1967, 21E, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
	1966-1967, 21E, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Jun 03, 2012, Other Photos

Additional Information

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