Richard Dean Oldaker served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and 11 months. Richard served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Trooper Richard Oldaker and Trooper Rondal Alexander were killed in an airplane accident. Trooper Oldaker was flying the plane and Trooper Alexander and a Ft. Sill soldier were observers. They were on a low-fly mission over the Salk Fork River near Hollis when the plane struck a utility pole wire and crashed. All three occupants were killed on impact. Trooper Oldaker had been with the agency for nine years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Oldaker gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Oldaker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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