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OFFICIAL CITATION
MAY 27, 1969
LT. COLONEL RICHARD D. WANDKE, US ARMY
BORN: April 23, 1937
San Antonio, Texas and grew
up in Mexico.
COLLEGE: Graduated from
University of Maine in 1963.
SERVICE: 1965-1973.
AWARDS: Distinguished
Service Cross & Purple Heart.
ACTIVE DUTY:
OFFICIAL CITATION
Lieutenant Colonel Richard D. Wandke, (then Captain), for
extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations
involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of
Vietnam: Captain Wandke distinguished himself by exceptionally
valorous actions on 27 May 1969 while commanding his company
on a search and destroy mission southwest of landing zone Mary
Lou. When one of the rifle squads surprised seven enemy soldiers
and opened fire, Captain Wandke immediately deployed the
remainder of the unit to assist.
