In loving memory of... 1Lt. Richard Neil Christy, II.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
RICHARD NEIL CHRISTY, II - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Apr 26, 1946
From: MARIETTA, OH
County of Record: WASHINGTON COUNTY
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Richard Neil Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother. Sisters, Carol Ann Christy Janssens died June 13, 2012 FAG Memorial# 92598867 and Janet Christy Terry.
***** First Lieutenant Richard Neil Christy II was from Marietta, Ohio and born on 26 April 1946. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He was flying an O-2A aircraft out of Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon over Cambodia when he was shot down. The aircraft crashed and Lt. Christy was killed while his observer, Staff Sergeant W. E. Silva, survived and was rescued. His body was recovered.
Roy Spencer
1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Nov 14, 1971
Casualty was on Feb 17, 1972
In , CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Graduation - 1970
KIA Date - 2/17/1972
Squadron - CS 37
High School - Marietta HS, Marietta, OH
High School Activities - Wrestling, Class President, Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout, National Honor Soc
Post High School - USAFA Preparatory School 1965-66
Academy Experiences - Co-captain, Varsity Wrestling Team; Model Engineering, Scuba, Aero, Photo, Aviation, & Saddle Clubs
Academic Degree Major - BS - USAFA
Active Duty Assignments - Pilot Training, Pilot O-2A
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - Sundog FAC, 0-2A, 21st TASS, 504 TASG, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
Killed In Action Mission - While piloting an O-2A aircraft on a forward air control mission in Cambodia on 17 February 1972, Lieutenant Christy's aircraft was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed. The enlisted observer bailed out and was rescued.
Next of Kin - Richard W. Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother
Burial Site - USAF Academy, 03/04/1972
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Comments - Honored on the FAC Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO
Panel 02W - Line 107
On February 17, 1972, Lt Christy and SSgt William Silva, Airborne Interpreter, left TSN on a routine mission over Cambodia.
Enemy fire had come thru the windshield and Lt Christy was killed on the spot.
After he was sure there was nothing he could do for Lt Christy, Sgt Silva attempted to steer the O2 back toward Vietnam, but had to bail out.
He was later rescued by helicopters.
Lt Christy's remains were recovered and returned.
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CHRISTY, Richard N., II
Class of 1970
First Lieutenant
- killed 17 February 1972 as an O-2A pilot on a FAC mission when his plane was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed in Cambodia
- member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron in Tan Son Nhut at the time
- copilot able to bail and be rescued
- as a cadet, served as an Element Leader and made the Commandant's List six semesters
- known for pursuing his objectives in full energies
- buried at the USAFA Cemetery and his name is on the USAFA War Memorial
Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005.
********************************************
CADET INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Height: 58" Weight: 160 lbs
HIGH SCHOOL: Marietta High School
HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS: Senior Class President
Lettered in wrestling
National Honor Society
N0TES:His father was president of Marietta Concrete Co.
CLASS OF 1970
SQUADRON: 37
MAJOR: Undeclared
CADET POSITION: Element Leader, Spring Semester
CADET ACTIVITIES: model engineering club, scuba club, aero club, photo
club, aviation club, saddle club
CADET HONORS: Commandant's List 6 semesters.
SPORTS : wrestling
NOTES: Presented his parents with a saber and case as a graduation present
*******************
.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
RICHARD NEIL CHRISTY, II - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Apr 26, 1946
From: MARIETTA, OH
County of Record: WASHINGTON COUNTY
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Richard Neil Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother. Sisters, Carol Ann Christy Janssens died June 13, 2012 FAG Memorial# 92598867 and Janet Christy Terry.
***** First Lieutenant Richard Neil Christy II was from Marietta, Ohio and born on 26 April 1946. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He was flying an O-2A aircraft out of Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon over Cambodia when he was shot down. The aircraft crashed and Lt. Christy was killed while his observer, Staff Sergeant W. E. Silva, survived and was rescued. His body was recovered.
Roy Spencer
1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Nov 14, 1971
Casualty was on Feb 17, 1972
In , CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Graduation - 1970
KIA Date - 2/17/1972
Squadron - CS 37
High School - Marietta HS, Marietta, OH
High School Activities - Wrestling, Class President, Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout, National Honor Soc
Post High School - USAFA Preparatory School 1965-66
Academy Experiences - Co-captain, Varsity Wrestling Team; Model Engineering, Scuba, Aero, Photo, Aviation, & Saddle Clubs
Academic Degree Major - BS - USAFA
Active Duty Assignments - Pilot Training, Pilot O-2A
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - Sundog FAC, 0-2A, 21st TASS, 504 TASG, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
Killed In Action Mission - While piloting an O-2A aircraft on a forward air control mission in Cambodia on 17 February 1972, Lieutenant Christy's aircraft was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed. The enlisted observer bailed out and was rescued.
Next of Kin - Richard W. Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother
Burial Site - USAF Academy, 03/04/1972
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Comments - Honored on the FAC Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO
Panel 02W - Line 107
On February 17, 1972, Lt Christy and SSgt William Silva, Airborne Interpreter, left TSN on a routine mission over Cambodia.
Enemy fire had come thru the windshield and Lt Christy was killed on the spot.
After he was sure there was nothing he could do for Lt Christy, Sgt Silva attempted to steer the O2 back toward Vietnam, but had to bail out.
He was later rescued by helicopters.
Lt Christy's remains were recovered and returned.
**************************
CHRISTY, Richard N., II
Class of 1970
First Lieutenant
- killed 17 February 1972 as an O-2A pilot on a FAC mission when his plane was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed in Cambodia
- member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron in Tan Son Nhut at the time
- copilot able to bail and be rescued
- as a cadet, served as an Element Leader and made the Commandant's List six semesters
- known for pursuing his objectives in full energies
- buried at the USAFA Cemetery and his name is on the USAFA War Memorial
Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005.
********************************************
CADET INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Height: 58" Weight: 160 lbs
HIGH SCHOOL: Marietta High School
HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS: Senior Class President
Lettered in wrestling
National Honor Society
N0TES:His father was president of Marietta Concrete Co.
CLASS OF 1970
SQUADRON: 37
MAJOR: Undeclared
CADET POSITION: Element Leader, Spring Semester
CADET ACTIVITIES: model engineering club, scuba club, aero club, photo
club, aviation club, saddle club
CADET HONORS: Commandant's List 6 semesters.
SPORTS : wrestling
NOTES: Presented his parents with a saber and case as a graduation present
*******************
.
In loving memory of... 1Lt. Richard Neil Christy, II.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
RICHARD NEIL CHRISTY, II - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Apr 26, 1946
From: MARIETTA, OH
County of Record: WASHINGTON COUNTY
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Richard Neil Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother. Sisters, Carol Ann Christy Janssens died June 13, 2012 FAG Memorial# 92598867 and Janet Christy Terry.
***** First Lieutenant Richard Neil Christy II was from Marietta, Ohio and born on 26 April 1946. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He was flying an O-2A aircraft out of Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon over Cambodia when he was shot down. The aircraft crashed and Lt. Christy was killed while his observer, Staff Sergeant W. E. Silva, survived and was rescued. His body was recovered.
Roy Spencer
1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Nov 14, 1971
Casualty was on Feb 17, 1972
In , CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Graduation - 1970
KIA Date - 2/17/1972
Squadron - CS 37
High School - Marietta HS, Marietta, OH
High School Activities - Wrestling, Class President, Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout, National Honor Soc
Post High School - USAFA Preparatory School 1965-66
Academy Experiences - Co-captain, Varsity Wrestling Team; Model Engineering, Scuba, Aero, Photo, Aviation, & Saddle Clubs
Academic Degree Major - BS - USAFA
Active Duty Assignments - Pilot Training, Pilot O-2A
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - Sundog FAC, 0-2A, 21st TASS, 504 TASG, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
Killed In Action Mission - While piloting an O-2A aircraft on a forward air control mission in Cambodia on 17 February 1972, Lieutenant Christy's aircraft was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed. The enlisted observer bailed out and was rescued.
Next of Kin - Richard W. Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother
Burial Site - USAF Academy, 03/04/1972
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Comments - Honored on the FAC Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO
Panel 02W - Line 107
On February 17, 1972, Lt Christy and SSgt William Silva, Airborne Interpreter, left TSN on a routine mission over Cambodia.
Enemy fire had come thru the windshield and Lt Christy was killed on the spot.
After he was sure there was nothing he could do for Lt Christy, Sgt Silva attempted to steer the O2 back toward Vietnam, but had to bail out.
He was later rescued by helicopters.
Lt Christy's remains were recovered and returned.
**************************
CHRISTY, Richard N., II
Class of 1970
First Lieutenant
- killed 17 February 1972 as an O-2A pilot on a FAC mission when his plane was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed in Cambodia
- member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron in Tan Son Nhut at the time
- copilot able to bail and be rescued
- as a cadet, served as an Element Leader and made the Commandant's List six semesters
- known for pursuing his objectives in full energies
- buried at the USAFA Cemetery and his name is on the USAFA War Memorial
Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005.
********************************************
CADET INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Height: 58" Weight: 160 lbs
HIGH SCHOOL: Marietta High School
HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS: Senior Class President
Lettered in wrestling
National Honor Society
N0TES:His father was president of Marietta Concrete Co.
CLASS OF 1970
SQUADRON: 37
MAJOR: Undeclared
CADET POSITION: Element Leader, Spring Semester
CADET ACTIVITIES: model engineering club, scuba club, aero club, photo
club, aviation club, saddle club
CADET HONORS: Commandant's List 6 semesters.
SPORTS : wrestling
NOTES: Presented his parents with a saber and case as a graduation present
*******************
.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
RICHARD NEIL CHRISTY, II - Air Force - 1LT - O2
Age: 25
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Apr 26, 1946
From: MARIETTA, OH
County of Record: WASHINGTON COUNTY
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Richard Neil Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother. Sisters, Carol Ann Christy Janssens died June 13, 2012 FAG Memorial# 92598867 and Janet Christy Terry.
***** First Lieutenant Richard Neil Christy II was from Marietta, Ohio and born on 26 April 1946. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He was flying an O-2A aircraft out of Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon over Cambodia when he was shot down. The aircraft crashed and Lt. Christy was killed while his observer, Staff Sergeant W. E. Silva, survived and was rescued. His body was recovered.
Roy Spencer
1LT - O2 - Air Force - Regular
His tour began on Nov 14, 1971
Casualty was on Feb 17, 1972
In , CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Graduation - 1970
KIA Date - 2/17/1972
Squadron - CS 37
High School - Marietta HS, Marietta, OH
High School Activities - Wrestling, Class President, Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout, National Honor Soc
Post High School - USAFA Preparatory School 1965-66
Academy Experiences - Co-captain, Varsity Wrestling Team; Model Engineering, Scuba, Aero, Photo, Aviation, & Saddle Clubs
Academic Degree Major - BS - USAFA
Active Duty Assignments - Pilot Training, Pilot O-2A
KIA Conflict - Vietnam
Combat Information - Sundog FAC, 0-2A, 21st TASS, 504 TASG, Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN
Killed In Action Mission - While piloting an O-2A aircraft on a forward air control mission in Cambodia on 17 February 1972, Lieutenant Christy's aircraft was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed. The enlisted observer bailed out and was rescued.
Next of Kin - Richard W. Christy, Father, & Doris C. Christy, Mother
Burial Site - USAF Academy, 03/04/1972
Aeronautical Speciality Rating - Pilot
Comments - Honored on the FAC Memorial located in Memorial Park, Colorado Springs, CO
Panel 02W - Line 107
On February 17, 1972, Lt Christy and SSgt William Silva, Airborne Interpreter, left TSN on a routine mission over Cambodia.
Enemy fire had come thru the windshield and Lt Christy was killed on the spot.
After he was sure there was nothing he could do for Lt Christy, Sgt Silva attempted to steer the O2 back toward Vietnam, but had to bail out.
He was later rescued by helicopters.
Lt Christy's remains were recovered and returned.
**************************
CHRISTY, Richard N., II
Class of 1970
First Lieutenant
- killed 17 February 1972 as an O-2A pilot on a FAC mission when his plane was struck by hostile ground fire and crashed in Cambodia
- member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron in Tan Son Nhut at the time
- copilot able to bail and be rescued
- as a cadet, served as an Element Leader and made the Commandant's List six semesters
- known for pursuing his objectives in full energies
- buried at the USAFA Cemetery and his name is on the USAFA War Memorial
Bullets compiled by Heather Beer, Association of Graduates intern, Summer 2005.
********************************************
CADET INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Height: 58" Weight: 160 lbs
HIGH SCHOOL: Marietta High School
HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS: Senior Class President
Lettered in wrestling
National Honor Society
N0TES:His father was president of Marietta Concrete Co.
CLASS OF 1970
SQUADRON: 37
MAJOR: Undeclared
CADET POSITION: Element Leader, Spring Semester
CADET ACTIVITIES: model engineering club, scuba club, aero club, photo
club, aviation club, saddle club
CADET HONORS: Commandant's List 6 semesters.
SPORTS : wrestling
NOTES: Presented his parents with a saber and case as a graduation present
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