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Name: Richard Dennis Kosar Panel/Line: 58E/10 Force: Army Company: B Rank: Sergeant Pay Grade: E5 CAACF: 56830474 |
Home of Record: Park Ridge, IL Birth Date: July 13, 1947 Race: Caucasian Gender: M Religion: Roman Catholic Married: N |
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Death Date: May 10, 1968 Cause of Death: "ground casualty gun, small arms fire hostile"; wounds Died in Gia Dinh at age 20 The body was recovered. |
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| Comment | [John Mott] Hello... My name is John Mott, a friend of recently departed B Company, 6/31st troop named Lance Bergstreser. Lance was in country later than I was but we shared alot of things in common. He was with Jose Vieras and Rich Kosar the day they were ambushed/killed near Gia Dinh. Lance passed away about three months ago from complications as a result of heart surgery. He was very proud of his service and further very proud to be part of the Polar Bears. He provided information to a Keith Nolan who is writing a book about the Mini Tet in later '68 after the major offensive. Sincerely, John Mott P.S. I was not in the 6/31st, just a friend of Lance's passing on information. |
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