Rickman, Dwight Gray
Marines Captain

Dwight Gray Rickman from Joplin, Missouri, Jasper county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: December 25, 1972
Death details: On December 25, 1972, he was the observer aboard an O-1 Bird Dog (tail number 51-12639, call sign “Hunter 24”) piloted by a member of the Vietnamese Air Force, on a low-level reconnaissance mission over South Vietnam. During the mission, radio contact with the aircraft was lost, and it failed to return to base. Search and rescue efforts were initiated but did not locate the aircraft or its crew.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency