In Memoriam

RICHARD F GIITTINGER

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Giittinger, Richard Frederick
Talmage, NE
USAF
TSGT

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9/23/1930

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3/10/1967
12/20/1967
12/20/1967

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South Vietnam
Phu Yen
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1884TH COMM SQDN, 7TH AF
Good Conduct Medal
Wyuka Cemetery, NEbraska City, NE
Casualty codes: C1-O-7
C1 = Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes
O = Heart attack
7 = Ground casualty
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Heart Attack At Tuy Hoa Air Base 5 Km Southeast Of Tuy Hoa City 20Dec67.

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