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Richardson, Charles Henry (Charlie/Chuck), 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Bergenfield, NJ
Last Address DaNang AB
Casualty Date Oct 08, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Khanh Hoa (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment George Washington Memorial Park - Paramus, New Jersey
He was the captain of his High School Basketball team.
He received his Commission following his Graduation from Gettysburg College, in Pennsylvania and completion of the Air Force Training Program.
He was named to the All County Basketball team in 1962. He was the lead scorer on this team and 12th highest in the county.
A biology major in college, his mother said he planned to teach "but when he had a taste of flying", she continued he thought he might like to be a commerical pilot". Lt. Richardson received his pilot training in Laughlin AFB in Texas. He had been assigned at Tan Soh Nhut AFB in VietNam. He was with a psychological air unit. The Light plane he flew was equipped with a loudspeaker which was used to urge Viet Cong and North Vietmanese troops to defect.
Mr. Richardson said he had not been told how Charles died.
He is the 116th casualty in the war from Bergen County.
Lt. Richardson is survived by his parents, two brothers, Bruce and Richard and an Aunt and Uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Miles of Park Ridge, New Jersey.
Buried in George Washington Cemetery in Paramus, NJ
