Richard Joseph Boeshart

Richard Boeshart was born in Laurel Nebraska but grew up in Sioux City. He enlisted in the Army in February 1967 and served with the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry as a machine gun squad leader. In December his unit conducted operations at My Ann in Binh Dinh Province where a large force of North Vietnamese troops was encountered. Sergeant Boeshart was killed on December 15th and was buried in St Anne’s Cemetery in Dixon Nebraska.