Mishuk, Richard Edward
Marines Staff sergeant

Richard Edward Mishuk from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: October 19, 1966
Death details: On October 19, 1966, three service members from the same company were participating in a rest and relaxation program at the Cua Viet River, South Vietnam, in the vicinity of (GC) 48Q YD 344 698. The men received permission to swim in another section of the beach and an hour later, the three men were found missing from the beach area. Air and ground searches continued for three days, but teams were unable to locate any sign of the three men and all remain missing and further circumstances surrounding their loss remain unknown. Private First Class Richard Edward Mishuk, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Minnesota, was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. He went missing on October 19, 1966, and search efforts were unable to locate him or his remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency