Clair F Ritchey, Jr

Corporal
B BTY, 2ND BN, 32ND ARTY RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
17 October 1947 - 22 May 1968
Everett, Pennsylvania
Panel 66E Line 002

25 INF DIV

32ND ARTY RGT
Artillery

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Clair F Ritchey, Jr

01 June 2003

Thank you for going when you didn't have to.
We miss you very much.
Alice and I were back together again, just like old times.

Sandy
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03 Oct 2003

Butch, you were a good friend. I remember our nights skating at Cypher Beach, and our rides on your BSA. And the night you stepped in at the Schellsburg Firehall dance and saved my butt! The same bravery you showed then, you also showed in the defense of your country. I salute you, my brother.

Fud Miller
Pittsburgh/Cypher Beach
ralphmiller@bellsouth.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The MACV Summary for May 1968 contains the following entry:

The seven men killed during the attack on the Tay Ninh West combat base were

  • HQ Troop, 3rd Sqdn, 17th Cavalry
    • SGT Lionel T. Clover, College Park, MD
    • SP5 John H. Tomeny, Hackensack, NJ
    • SP4 Steven G. Hicks, Napa, CA

  • B Btry, 2nd Bn, 32nd Artillery
    • SGT Philip Smith, Bell, CA
    • CPL Joseph V. Czajkowski, Baltimore, MD
    • CPL Clair F. Ritchey, Everett, PA

  • C Troop, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry
    • CPL Larry J. Samples, Henagar, AL


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a cousin and good friend,
Sandy (Clark) Koontz
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 1 Jun 2003
Last updated 12/05/2007