SSGT RICHARD E. SLAVEN
"B" Company
720th Military Police Battalion
89th Military Police Group
18th Military Police Brigade
Age
31 - From Elmira, New York
Killed in action on March 29, 1969 - Bien Hoa, South Viet Nam
INFORMATION
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RICHARD E SLAVEN
is honored on Panel 28W, Row 86 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Full Name: RICHARD E SLAVEN
Wall Name: RICHARD E SLAVEN
Date of Birth: 12/26/1937
Date of Casualty: 3/29/1969
Home of Record: ELMIRA
State: NY
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SSGT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: BIEN HOA
FROM "720th MILITARY POLICE
BATTALION VIET NAM PROJECT"
(http://www.720mpvietnamproject.org/honor_roll_720th/casualties_battalion/slaven_richard_e/slaven_richard_e.html)
SSG Slaven was a
14 year veteran of the Army. He arrived in Vietnam on 1 December 1968
and was assigned as Squad Leader of Ambush Team 75.
On 29 March 1969 his team and Ambush Team 76 were finishing up after a night operation on Hill 15 along the Buong River. Team 75 was leaving the hill to meet with the boat squad that arrived to transport them back to the Dong Nai River Bridge. As they were walking down the hill towards the river, SP/4 Robert Cressman, the point man, triggered a Viet Cong Claymore mine.
SSG Slaven, SP/4 Cressman, PFC Larry W. Holton, and the PF Interpreter CPL Lee Van Muon were hit by shrapnel and severely wounded. SSG Richard E. Slaven, age 31, died later that morning at the 24th Evacuation Hospital from his wounds. The other team members survived their injuries.
On 29 March 1969 his team and Ambush Team 76 were finishing up after a night operation on Hill 15 along the Buong River. Team 75 was leaving the hill to meet with the boat squad that arrived to transport them back to the Dong Nai River Bridge. As they were walking down the hill towards the river, SP/4 Robert Cressman, the point man, triggered a Viet Cong Claymore mine.
SSG Slaven, SP/4 Cressman, PFC Larry W. Holton, and the PF Interpreter CPL Lee Van Muon were hit by shrapnel and severely wounded. SSG Richard E. Slaven, age 31, died later that morning at the 24th Evacuation Hospital from his wounds. The other team members survived their injuries.
--- General / Personal ---
Last name: SLAVEN
First name: RICHARD E
Home of Record (official): ELMIRA
State (official): NY
Date of Birth: Sunday, December 26, 1937
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SSG
Serial Number: 11287434
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B40
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, December 1, 1968
Date of Casualty: Saturday, March 29, 1969
Age at time of loss: 31
Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds
Reason: Other explosive device (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Bien Hoa
The Wall: Panel 28W - Row 086
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