Richard Leigh Barnes
Specialist Four
A CO, 101ST AVN BN, 160TH AVN GROUP, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Bellflower, California
March 06, 1948 to June 04, 1969
RICHARD L BARNES is on the Wall at Panel W23, Line 61

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 Richard L Barnes
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12 May 2007

Richard was a foster brother to my first husband, David Coomer.

Coincidentally, my own son-in-law is with the 101st Airborne at this time and is deploying to Iraq in September. This is certainly dï¿ 1/2 jï¿ 1/2 vu for me.

From his sister-in-law,
Betsey Good Olson
5004 Winesanker Way, Fort Worth, Texas 76133
bgolson@charter.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 04 June 1969, during Operation LAMAR PLAIN, UH-1D tail number 66-00819 was shot down about 5 kilometers west of Tam Ky, killing the four aircrewmen and an artillery observer:
  • Aircrew, A Company, 101st Avn Bn
    • CPT Gregory G. Fuchs, Brecksville, OH, pilot
    • WO Edwin F. Sholar, Murray, KY, copilot
    • SP4 Richard L. Barnes, Bellflower, CA, crew chief
    • SP4 Stephen L. Roberts, Redlands, CA, gunner

  • A Btry, 2nd Bn, 320th Artillery
    • SGT Robert L. Jennings, Bradley, SC, arty observer

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