Richard Lee Laws

Vietnam War
UnitFighter Squadron 24
RankLieutenant U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromSacramento California
Date of DeathApril 3 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Fighter Squadron 24

Notes
Lieutenant Laws was a member of Fighter Squadron 24, Carrier Air Wing 21 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS HANCOCK (CVA-19). On April 3, 1966, he was the pilot of a Vought Crusader Fighter (F-8E) over North Vietnam when his aircraft crashed. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. LT Laws' remains have been recovered and identified.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.