Ritchie, Herman Hiram
Air Force Captain

Herman Hiram Ritchie, age 30, from Okmulgee County Okmulgee, Oklahoma .

Parents: James H. Ritchie
Spouse: Elizabeth Jo Ann
Children: James Louis, 6, Deborra Ann, 8; Theresa Anneta, 5; Suzan Elizabeth, 2

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 13, 1966
Death details: Killed in a mid-air collision of two U.S. aircraft over hostile territory.

Source: National Archives, Okmulgee Daily Times (1966)