Richard Michael Allard

Vietnam War
Unit119th Aviation Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromChesaning Michigan
Date of DeathAugust 24 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Staff Sergeant Allard was a member of the 119th Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. On August 24, 1967, he was crew chief of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) on a combat support mission flying low-level along the Dak Bla River, South Vietnam when a downdraft caused the aircraft to crash into the water. He was declared Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.