MARSHALL RICHARD H

LTC Richard "Dick" H. Marshall was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/20/2003 at the age of 71.4
Pawleys Island, SC
Flight Classes 61-3 and 62-10
Date of Birth 03/15/1932
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/1/9 CAV 1 CAV in 65-66, USARV in 66, HHT/7/17 CAV in 68-69, A/7/17 CAV in 69
Call signs in Vietnam THIRSTY, RED 6
This information was provided by Jim DeWitt

More detail on this person: Retired Lt. Col. Richard ''Dick'' Hugh Marshall, 71, of Pawleys Place, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at home.

He was born March 15, 1932, in Mount Vernon, Mo., a son of the late Hugh E. and Irene Marshall.

He was a 1951 graduate of Lower Richland High School in Columbia and a graduate of the Presbyterian College in Clinton. While in high school, he was with the Air National Guard from 1949-1950 and retired from the Army in 1976 serving in the Korean conflict and Vietnam War. In addition to his several awards and citations, he achieved many awards during his service years. He received two silver stars, four bronze stars of valor, 46 Air Medals, two Vietnamese Medals of Gallantry, a residential citation, and Armor Meritorious ribbon and a Distinguished Flying Cross.

He had been a stock broker with Interstate Securities in Charlotte, N.C., a member of Russell and Jeffcoat Realty in Columbia and a partner with Medgley Real Estate in Bennettsville.

He moved to Pawleys Island in 1983, owned the Barony Company and retired in 1995. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church, where he had served several terms on the vestry and had started many Bible study classes at the church and in his home.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

He was predeceased by his wife, Saress ''Bunny'' Gregg Marshall; a sister, Betty M. Childress; and half brother, Harry Berry.

Survivors include sons David Hugh Marshall and his wife, Susie, of San Francisco and Richard Gregg Marshall and his wife, Claudia, of Pawleys Island; a daughter, Virginia Postic and her husband, George, of Columbia; grandchildren, Richard H. Marshall III, Elizabeth Walker Marshall, Mary Gregg Marshall, Sarah Odile Postic, Thomas Alexander Postic and Luke Gregg Postic; brother-in-law, Col. Peter Childress of Columbia; and mother-in-law, Saress E. Gregg of Columbia.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Goldfinch Funeral Home, beach chapel.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at All Saints Episcopal Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

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Memorials may be made to All Saints Episcopal Church, 3560 Kings River Road, Pawleys Island, SC 29585. Published in The Sun News on 8/23/2003.

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