OZGOWICZ RICHARD S

WO1 Richard "Oz" S. Ozgowicz was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/21/2017 at the age of 72.8 from Parkinson
Tallahassee, FL
Flight Classes 67-1 and 66-23
Date of Birth 09/15/1944
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A/7/17 CAV in 67, 119 AHC in 68
Call signs in Vietnam RUTHLESS RIDER, ALLIGATOR
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: Richard Stanley Ozgowicz, 72, died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease on July 21, 2017 in Tallahassee, FL. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ozgowicz of Tallahassee, FL; son, Brian Ozgowicz of Dothan, AL; two grandsons; sister, Karen Siderakis of Gig Harbor, WA; sister, Wendy McIver of Vero Beach, FL and sister, Denise Driscoll of Vero Beach, FL. He was preceded in death by father, Stanley Ozgowicz and sister, Linda Feldhaus. Richard graduated from Vero Beach High School and served in the Army as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. After the Army, he was employed as an air traffic controller until retirement. Services were in Tallahassee, FL on July 25, 2017.

This information was last updated 07/30/2017

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024