RIERSGARD DARYL D

1LT Daryl D. Riersgard was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/01/2022 at the age of 75.7 (Exact date not known.)
Reno, NV
Date of Birth 09/30/1946
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-364 in 70-71
Call sign in Vietnam PURPLE FOX
This information was provided by Mike Tennent Walt Wise

More detail on this person: According to several HMM-364 guys, Daryl passed away in New Braunfels, TX even though he lived in the Reno area for YEARS. He was cremated. There was a service in Reno but no obit and no burial. Daryl posted a small piece on Facebook about 2020 saying he and Bob Stocker, real full name Norman R. Stocker, were some of the 'last Foxes' to put the CH-46s on a boat to be shipped back to California in 1971.

This information was last updated 08/12/2024

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025