Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Specialist Fourth Class

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    506th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    101st Airborne Division

    Action Date:

    Vietnam War

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Specialist Fourth Class Richard Albert Burgess (ASN: 56508534), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Company D, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in the Republic of Vietnam.