U.S. Army · United States 
Richard Dean Oldaker
1978
Richard D. Oldaker served the U.S. Army for 3 years. Richard served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
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.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1964 – 1967
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Trooper
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