2 More Pennsylvanians Killed in Vietnam War
WASHINGTON (AP) Nineteen servicemen killed in action in the Vietnam war were listed Thursday in a Defense Department casualty list. They included these
Pennsylvanians: Army Pfc. Richard J. Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Beck. 4020 Kleber St., Pittsburgh. Army Pfc. Robert Quinn, husband of Mrs. Barbara A. Quinn, 3725 17th Street. Philadelphia, died not as a result of hostile action.
[Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania) · 09 Aug 1968, Fri · Early Edition · Page 19]
Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Beck, 4020 Kleber St., North Side, accepted the Bronze
Star, awarded posthumously to their son, Army Pfc Richard J. Beck. The
award was given for "outstanding meritorious service" in Vietnam .
Grave marker for Richard J. Beck in Christ Our Redeemer
Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh (Alleghany county), Pennsylvania.
Richard was a ember of C Company,
508th Infantry. His death on 4 August 1968 in Thien-Hue, Vietnam,
was classified was a "Misadventure, Ground Casualty" implying he did
something foolhardy or reckless.
Whatever that may have been, he was
put in for a Bronze Star and was cited for "outstanding meritorious
service"
2 More Pennsylvanians Killed in Vietnam War
