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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: SCHUTZ
First name: RICHARD JAMES
Home of Record (official): CALUMET CITY
State (official): IL
Date of Birth: Thursday, August 2, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 55859462
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11E10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
L Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, August 23, 1966
Date of Casualty: Friday, July 21, 1967
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A3) Hostile, died while missing
Reason: Burns (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 23E - Row 104