Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
Headstone of Richard Lee Whitteker
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Richard Lee Whitteker

Captain
1939 – 1968
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 46E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Captain Richard Lee Whitteker served in the U.S. Air Force. Richard served with the 480 TAC FTR SQ. Richard served in the Vietnam War. Richard was 29 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Keepsakes
Richard L Whitteker
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Service Record
U.S. Air Force
480TH TAC FTR SQDN, 366TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF
1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)
CAPT
EASTON, PA
1968
Pay grade O03.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 46E · Line 51 cut as RICHARD L WHITTEKER
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section MG
Grave 277
In Our Keeping
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Richard Lee Whitteker
Captain
U.S. Air Force
- 1968
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Captain
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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