Richard Daniel Wiehr

Vietnam War
UnitTactical Electronic War Squadron 130
RankAviation Electronics Technician Second Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromMankato Minnesota
Date of DeathJanuary 21 1973
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Aviation Electronics Technician, Second Class Wiehr was a member of Detachment 4, Tactical Electronic War Squadron 130, Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On January 21, 1973, he was the electronic engineer of a Special Electronic Tanker (EKA-3B) preparing for a night launch. The catapult failed and the aircraft fell over the side of the ship. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.