Pate, Ricky Alan
Army Private 1st class

Ricky Alan Pate, age 18, from Decatur County Greensburg, Indiana .

Parents: Gilbert Pate Jr. and Izetta Vanderpohl

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam. He died when his helicopter crashed and burned on a night rescue mission in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Forest Hill in Shelbyville

Source: National Archives, Indianapolis Star (1971)