RICHARD TARKINGTON

HHC 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/16/1967

Age: 21
Race: Negro
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Apr 30, 1945
From: OKMULGEE, OK
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single

SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 91B20: Medical NCO
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jul 21, 1966
Casualty was on Feb 16, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

Panel 15E - Line 51

Richard Tarkington was killed in a battle with NVA forces during Operation Sam Houston,
at grid reference YA598614, approximately 27 kilometers west/northwest of Plei Djereng airfield.

Photo of Richard Tarkington by Roy Dixon

Newspaper article announcing the death of SP4 Richard Tarkington

Courtesy of David Olsen

Richard Tarkington

Photo by Marc Lewis from the VVMF website

Richard Tarkington's decorations

Burial:
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
Fort Gibson
Muskogee County
Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Sec. 10, Site 2878

Grave marker for Richard Tarkington

Photo by Lonnie Hoover from the Find A Grave website

For a tribute to Richard Tarkington click on the following link:

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