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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: ORSUND
First name: RICHARD WAYNE
Home of Record (official): GRAFTON
State (official): ND
Date of Birth: Saturday, July 19, 1947
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 55879071
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
F Troop 2nd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, June 17, 1967
Date of Casualty: Wednesday, March 27, 1968
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 46E - Row 048