Private First Class Richard Wayne Middleton

1946 - 1967  (21 years)

• Name	Richard Wayne Middleton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Private First Class
  Birth	14 Jun 1946	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 3; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  Military Memorial	National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [5, 6]
  Military Service	22 Mar 1966	Vietnam   [1, 2, 7, 8]
  	US Marine Corps - Vietnam War
  Death	27 Oct 1967	Quảng Trị, Quang Tri, Vietnam   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Vietnam War
  	Died from Hostile Fire
  Burial	Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA   [2, 5]
  	"PFC ● US Marine Corps ● Vietnam"
  		Burial-MIDDLETON Richard Richard Wayne Middleton "PFC ● US Marine Corps ● Vietnam" -- Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia MO ~ Killed in Action in Vietnam + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50232994/
  		Arcadia Valley Memorial Park (also known as Arcadia Valley Cemetery) Arcadia, Iron, Missouri Find a Grave: #27355
  Person ID	I19924	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lonnie Carl Middleton,   b. 6 May 1904, Belleview, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 12 Jul 1966, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth Bartlow,   b. 1 Sep 1914, Belgrade, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 15 Oct 2005, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Feb 1942	Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F7814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F7587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jun 1946 - Missouri, USA Census - Age: 3; Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Killed in Action - Vietnam War - 27 Oct 1967 - Quảng Trị, Quang Tri, Vietnam  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Grave Marker - Vietnam War Killed in Action: American Service in the Vietnam War

  
  

  Burials		Burial-MIDDLETON Richard Richard Wayne Middleton "PFC ● US Marine Corps ● Vietnam" -- Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia MO ~ Killed in Action in Vietnam + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50232994/
  		Memorial-Veterans (Vietnam) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall -- Every-name searchable image of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the "Wall," in Washington, DC.

  
  

• Sources

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