Vietnam War
Unit | 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade |
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Rank | Specialist 4 U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Ft. Worth Texas |
Date of Death | May 6 1968 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Specialist Fourth Class Aldrich was a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On May 6, 1968, he was on a search and clear mission in Bien Dien Province, South Vietnam, when a friendly air strike at hostile forces nearby, a 750 pound bomb was seen to hit his position. His remains were recovered on April 4, 2009 and identified on May 4, 2009. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.