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Maj Richard Harry Langenfeld

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Birth	:	7 Feb 1938
Death	:	29 Jan 2005
Burial	:	Quiet Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.5109711, -121.3245621
Description	:	February 2, 2005 Richard Harry "Dick" Langenfeld, son of George and Ida (Haberly) Landgenfeld, was born February 7, 1938 at Castlewood, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education there and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1956. He attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and South Dakota State University in Brookings before entering the United States Marine Corp on November 29, 1959. Dick spent 22 years with the Marines, including three tours of duty in Viet Nam, two as a helicopter pilot and one tour as a fighter pilot. He was awarded two Distinguished... Read More	February 2, 2005 Richard Harry "Dick" Langenfeld, son of George and Ida (Haberly) Landgenfeld, was born February 7, 1938 at Castlewood, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education there and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1956. He attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and South Dakota State University in Brookings before entering the United States Marine Corp on November 29, 1959. Dick spent 22 years with the Marines, including three tours of duty in Viet Nam, two as a helicopter pilot and one tour as a fighter pilot. He was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was united in marriage to Robbye Jo Hicks on February 16, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida. After his retirement as a Major in 1982, he returned to Castlewood where he helped run Ida's Café and also managed and cooked at the Castlewood Golf Course. Dick died while fishing on Lake Poinsett on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the age of 66 years, 11 months and 22 days. He was a member of the American Legion in Castle- wood, the VFW in Watertown and a life member of the Marine Corp League in Watertown. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, playing cards and cooking. Grateful for having shared his life are his mother, Ida Langenfeld of Estelline; seven brothers and sisters, Larry L. Langenfeld of Castlewood, Beverly Siefkes and her hus- band Roger of Boise, ID, Jerry L. Langenfeld of Lake Norden, SD, Delores Vetter and her husband Larry of Castlewood, Gloria Ries and her husband Jerome of Dalhart TX, Wayne Langenfeld and his wife Pam of Watertown, SD and Cynthia Pommer and her husband David of Castlewood; an aunt Mary Haberly of Castlewood; two uncles Henry Haberly of Estelline and John Langenfeld of Rapid City; 21 nieces and nephews; 16 great nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. Dick was preceded in death by his father and 2nd mom, Vera Cannon. Langenfeld gets Flying Cross AMMUNITION FLOWN IN Area Pilot Answers Call, Wins High Honor DANANG, S. VIET NAM - The Marines in the small patch of the Vietnamese jungle were holding their own after being ambushed by a large force of Viet Cong but their ammunition was starting to run short. The unit radioed fur a fresh supply and Capt. Richard H. Langenfuld, 28, of Castlewood, S.D., a helicopter pilot, answered the call that won him the Distinguished Flying Cross "for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight." Capt. Langenfeld flew the emergency ammunition supply to the pinned-down Marines. He is the son of Mr. And Mrs. Judd Langenfeld of Castlewood. NO LANDING ZONE The Marine Corps said the troops on the ground didn't have time to clear a landing zone for Capt. Langenfeld's helicopter so the captain decided to carry the ammunition in a net and lower it by cable to the ground through the dense jungle canopy. Heavy enemy fire greeted the chopper on its first run over the drop zone and it was unable to come to a halt over the area. Capt. Langenfeld pulled away and then made another pass. As he lined the helicopter up for another try, he was informed by a crewman that they had taken some hits on the first pass and one fuel cell was leaking badly. There was an estimated 20 minutes of fuel left. The Corps said Capt. Langenfeld reached the drop zone and steered the helicopter as far into a small clearing as he could. The enemy opened up on him with automatic weapons and he and the crew could hear and feel bullets strike the defenseless helicopter. NINE BULLET HOLES After the load was dropped to the waiting Marines below, Capt. Langenfeld lifted the "chopper" out of the zone and nursed it back to Marble Mountain airfield to the south. After landing safely, the crew counted nine bullet holes. The citation to Capt. Langenfeld read in part, "due to his heroic action without regard to the danger involved, the beleaguered Marines received their much needed supply of ammunition." Capt. Langenfeld was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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Parent

George S “Judd” Langenfeld

(1911 - 1972)

Ida R Haberly Langenfeld

(1917 - 2006)

Siblings

Jerry Langenfeld

(1941 - 2016)

Delores M “Dee” Langenfeld Vetter

(1947 - 2014)

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