Rittichier, Jack Columbus, Capt

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1968-1968, 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron

Service Years
1957 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Ohio

Year of Birth
1933

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Casualty Info

Home Town Akron, Ohio	Last Address Da Nang, VietNam

Casualty Date Jun 09, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Laos	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 58W 014

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2018, American Battle Monuments Commission

1959-1962, 1021A, 340th Bombardment Wing, Medium

From Month/Year - / 1959	To Month/Year - / 1962
Unit 340th Bombardment Wing, Medium Unit Page
Rank Captain	AFSC/MOS 1021A-Pilot
Base, Station or City Whiteman AFB	State/Country Missouri

Patch	340th Bombardment Wing, Medium Details

	Type HQ/ Command Element
	Parent Unit Air Force Wings	Strength Wing
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 27, 2011

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

340th Bombardment Wing, Medium

Greenwood, Hugh, Capt, (1957-1970)	102	1021B	Captain
Chase, David, A1C, (1961-1965)	600	60030	Airman 1st Class
Hanks, Jerry, A1C, (1961-1965)	431	43151E	Airman 1st Class
Nichols, James, TSgt, (1961-1997)	702	70250	Airman 1st Class
Cieslewicz, Gilbert, A3C , (1959-1961)	702	70230	Airman 3rd Class
Lester, Carl, MSgt, (1960-1986)	432	43250	Airman 3rd Class
Alligood, Gilbert, A1C, (1955-1959)			Airman 1st Class
Albright, David, A2C, (1957-1961)			Airman 2nd Class