United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Navy · United States 
Commander Richard Robert Skeen served in the U.S. Navy. Richard served aboard VAQ 135 CVA 43. Richard served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Richard was 39 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Accident in theatre
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1310: Unrestricted Line Officer (Pilot)
URL PILOT
OFFSHORE
1970
Pay grade O05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Riverside National Cemetery
Section
MA
Grave
13
In Our Keeping
Permanent identifier
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Richard Robert Skeen
Commander
U.S. Navy
- 1970
Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135
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