U.S. Navy · United States 
Richard James Schuening
1997
Richard James Schuening served the U.S. Navy for 2 years. Richard served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Richard Schuening was killed while attempting to disarm an explosive device in Granite, Oregon. Sergeant Schuening was a bomb technician for the Oregon State Police and was working with ATF agents in removing dynamite and other explosives which were illegally stored on a property. He was handling some of the explosives and had moved away from the other officers when the explosion occurred at approximately 12:40 hours. Sergeant Schuening had been employed with the Oregon State Police for 18 years and had been with the explosives unit since 1989.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1967 – 1969
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Oregon State Police
Sergeant
In Our Keeping
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