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Howie, Richard
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Richard
Middle Name:
Samuel
Last Name:
Howie
Date of Birth:
11/12/1943
Personal Details
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
1963
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
Airborne Engineering Corps
KIA Date:
7/15/1966
Military Details:
Private First Class Howie died in a Philippine Island hospital as a result his injuries ten days after receiving a crushed pelvis attempting to stop a runaway bulldozer at a construction site. He just signed on for three more years after completing 2 years of volunteer duty in Vietnam.
Source:
Charlotte News July 19th, 1966
Charlotte Observer July 19th and 23rd, 1966