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Sunderland’s Fallen from the Vietnam War

RICHARD CAMPBELL GRAVES

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Birth Date: August 5, 1944

Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia

Race: Caucasian

Religion: Protestant - No Preference

U.S. Citizen: Yes

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Marital Status: Single

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Home of Record: Sunderland, Massachusetts

Service Branch: Navy

Service Component: Reserve

Rank: Ensign

Rank Abbrev: ENS

Pay Grade: O1

MOS: 1315

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Southeast Asia Tour Data:

Date Tour Commenced: May 25, 1967

Major Command: U.S. 7th Fleet

Air Assignment:

Air Wing: CVW-21

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Squadron: VA-215

Sea Assignment:

Task Force: Task Force 77

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Ship: USS Bon Homme Richard CVA31

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Casualty Date: May 25, 1967

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Casualty Data 1: Hostile, Died

Casualty Data 2: Air Loss, Crash at Sea

Casualty Data 3: Fixed Wing - Pilot

Casualty Province: NY (obviously coded in error)

Casualty Country: North Vietnam

Casualty Coordinates: 185359 North 1054200 East

Located In Or Near: over water

Casualty Vehicle: A-1H Skyraider

Body Recovered: No

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Sunderland’ Fallen Casualty Order: 1st and only

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number: 20E Line Number: 105