Served on USS Saipan.

Death and Burial

U.S. Navy Fireman Richard Neil Wichita was killed in an automobile accident at Norfolk, VA, on 3 August 2001. He is buried at Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Comanche County, OK, in the Indian Section.

This Honoree Record was prepared with the valuable assistance of Lanny G. Asepermy, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.) [Honoree Record ID 227117], Historian for the Comanche Indian Veterans Association in Lawton, OK. Photo is courtesy of SMG Asepermy.