Richard Christian Sather

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 145
RankLieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromPomona California
Date of DeathAugust 5 1964
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Junior Grade Sather, U.S. Naval Reserve, was a member of Attack Squadron 145, Carrier Air Wing 14 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On August 5, 1964, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Skyraider (A-1H) that was hit by enemy fire just off shore from Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam, 25 miles north of Hon Me Island. His remains were recovered on August 14, 1985 and identified on November 4, 1985. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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.