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Randall Dumon Howell

Name	Randall Dumon Howell
Rank/Grade	SSGT - E6 - Army - Regular
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Race	Caucasian
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	May 9, 1941
From	Tyler, Texas
Length of Service	6 years
Tour Began	Sep 04, 1965
Casualty Date	Aug 27, 1966
Location	SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile/Non-Hostile	Non-Hostile, died missing
Classification	HELICOPTER - CREW AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body Recovered	Yes
Religion	Buddhism
Vietnam Memorial	Panel 10E - - Line 50

Randall Dumon Howell

Visitor Comments

Posted by:	Jim McIlvenna
Date:	Sunday, September 7, 2003 2:50 AM UTC
Relationship:	Friend
From:	Cortland, NY
Comments:	Randy was a fine person and I have remembered him every day that has passed since his death.

Posted by:	Paul McPherran
Date:	Friday, August 7, 2009 9:56 PM UTC
Relationship:	he was a pretty close friend
From:	Sapulpa, OK
Comments:	first met Randy in Georgia, 11th Air Assault Div...we did become good friends. he had a magnifcant handlebar mustache then...very proud if it...then after a few drinks,...I clipped off the left side....oops. Months later he showed up in BEN HOA.We began working together again.So talented,professional....we had a platoon party..lots of beer...Randy found a pair of scissors and lopped off a big chunk of my hair !..Payback !! Everyone thought a fight was coming...but we laughed and hugged and remembered...he was a really cool breeze..

Posted by:	Roger Howell
Date:	Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:22 AM UTC
Relationship:	Brother of Randy Howell
From:	Tyler Texas
Comments:	Iâ€™m thankful to find your comments . I recently found this site and joined as lifetime member . Wish I had discovered it years ago . Would like to visit others .

Posted by:	Tina (Lide) Morgan
Date:	Friday, May 27, 2022 9:09 PM UTC
Relationship:	second cousin
From:	Sachse
Comments:	I never had the opportunity to meet Randy. My dad spoke very fondly of him and his family. I am very proud of him and his service to our country. I am sad that I never was able to meet him.