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Technical Sergeant Richard Bernard Fitzgibbon Jr., USAF (June 21, 1920 – June 8, 1956) was the first American to die in the Vietnam War. He was murdered by another American airman on June 8, 1956. He was murdered by another American airman on June 8, 1956.
Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. became the first American to be killed in the Vietnam War. Fitzgibbon was serving as part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) (DET 1, 1173RD FOR MSN SQD), [18] which was involved in training military personnel in South Vietnam. Fitzgibbon was not killed in action, but rather was murdered by another United ...
Richard Fitzgibbon is the name of: Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare (1793–1864), Irish politician and noble Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. (1920–1956), American soldier
Benita Albert continues Part 2 of her story on Vietnam War vets with Oak Ridge connections: Tommy Etheridge, Jimmy Luttrell, Rick Young and Jim Roper.
As Veterans Day 2023 approaches, retired teacher ORHS Benita Albert tells us the story of four Oak Ridge-connected veterans of the Vietnam War.
With this new date Fitzgibbon became the first person to die in the Vietnam War, Fitzgibbon's name was added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in 1999. [13] The former first two official casualties were U.S. Army Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester Charles Ovnand who were killed on July 8, 1959.
Mutter's Ridge was the name given by U.S. Marines to the Núi Cây Tre ("Bamboo Mountain") ridge, in Quảng Trị Province. The ridge was formed by Hills 461, 484 and 400 and overlooked the southern edge of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to the north and Route 9 to the south.
Secord builds military record. After Vietnam, Secord was sent to Iran, then a U.S. ally, to aid the Shah's ragtag air force using “ancient” T-6 trainers from the WWII era against Kurdish ...