Name: Richard Norman Payne Birth Date: 10 Jun 1945 Death Date: 24 Jul 1966 Age: 21 Home City: Topeka Home State: Kansas SSN/Service #: 2156218     Death Date: 24 Jul 1966 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Service Branch: United States Marine Corps Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Rank: Lance Corporal Military Grade: Lance Corporal Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Tri Decoration: Not Available CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Unit: CO E 2 BN 4 MAR 3 MAR DIV Service Occupation: Rifleman (USMC) Data Source: Coffelt Database

To my Marine Brother,

 

"War drew us from our homeland

In the sunlit springtime of our youth.

Those who did not come back alive remain

in perpetual springtime -- forever young --

And a part of them is with us always."

--- Author Unknown ---

God Bless  You

 

Sgt. James L. McArdle U.S.M.C. 1964-1970