Shiver, Richard Wayne

Date of birth:: June 3rd, 1948 (Fort Pierce/Florida, USA)
Date of death:: January 10th, 1968 (Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam)
Buried on:: Riverview Memorial Park Cemetery
Service number:: 67084002
Nationality:: American

Biography

Private First Class
A CO, 3RD BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: Company A, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:: February 4th, 1968

For gallantry in action involving close combat with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam: Private First Class Shiver distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 10 January 1967, while serving as a Rifleman with Company A, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. During a firefight near an enemy infested landing zone, the forward observer and his radio-telephone operator received wounds and were unable to operate their radio. With complete disregard for personal safety, Private Shiver ran tot heir position and assumed the responsibility of calling for support. Although having never called in artillery before, Private Shiver calmly and accurately directed fire upon the enemy positions. While moving out under concentrated fire to administer first aid tot he injured, he was mortally wounded. Private First Class Shiver’s extraordinary heroism in close combat against a numerically superior Viet Cong force was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 9th Infantry Division, and the United States Army.

General Orders Number 672, 4-2-1968