HERRICK EMERY LOUIS

LTC Emery "Lou" Louis Herrick was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/27/1999 at the age of 54.6 from Heart attack
Herndon, VA
Flight Classes 66-9W and 66-9
Date of Birth 11/29/1944
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 173 AHC in 66, 120 AHC in 66-67, A/2/17 CAV 101 ABN in 69, HHT/2/17 CAV in 69-70
Call signs in Vietnam RAZORBACK 36, ASSAULT
This information was provided by Martha Anna Herrick Miller (sister), Bob Karig

More detail on this person: Emery Lou Herrick, Slick Platoon Leader; then Blues Platoon Leader (69-70); A Troop, 2nd/17th Cav. Died 27 June 1999.

From: "Bob Karig"

My brother was a resident of Herndon, VA at the time of his death. He is interred in Arlington Cemetery.

From: Martha Anna Herrick Miller

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025