RICHARD H. BUZZELL, LTJG, USN
Richard Buzzell '68
Lucky Bag
From the 1968 Lucky Bag:
Obituary
From Find A Grave:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Richard Buzzell was attached to Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three as pilot of a SEAWOLF UH-1B Huey helicopter that went down due to aircraft blade failure in Province: Military Region 4 - An Xugen, South Vietnam.
Co-Pilot, LTJG Antonio Olivarez Ortiz; and two other crewmen, AEC Johnny Ratliff; and ADJ2 Robert Earl Worth were also killed.
The date of the crash was December 19, 1970.
Remembrances
From Wall of Faces:
So long ago since we had that last drink the night before your last flight. Even after all these years, you are not forgotten, my friend. RO, LAXRIDE@YAHOO.COM, 11/12/14
Buzz, that's what we called you in HT-8. You were a classmate of mine going through Helo Training. Buzz, impossible as it may seem I stayed in the Navy and was somehow promoted to Captain. I remember the great times we had in the Ellyson Field O'club. You were young brash, so very confident and fun loving. We both volunteered for HAL-3, my orders were changed, yours were not. Am thinking of you today shipmate, God rest your soul. CAPTAIN KRIS TANDE, USN (RET), CAPTAINLUD@YAHOO.COM, 6/30/04
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Class of 1968
Richard is one of 29 members of the Class of 1968 on Virtual Memorial Hall.