Richardson, Ferdinan C.
Sergeant
Ferdinan C. Richardson, age 27, from New York , Watertown county.
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Date of death: Saturday, September 25, 1993
Death details: While flying on a night reconnaissance mission over Mogadishu, Somalia’s capitol city, a rocket-propelled grenade was fired from a roof top. It went through the open side door of the helicopter and exploded, killing three soldiers.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Iowa State University, Associated Press