Vietnam War soldier’s headstone found near York County bridge

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A military headstone was found discarded beside a bridge in York County.

The headstone was found near the bridge on Dorsey Lane in Carroll Township. The headstone belongs to Private First Class Richard Davis, who was killed in 1969 while fighting in Quang Tin during the Vietnam War.

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Davis was from Red Lion and was buried in Glenville. According to a biography on Davis’ service, his primary unit in Vietnam was with C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry.

The cemetery where Davis is interred shared a picture of Davis’ headstone when it was properly in place, and it’s unclear how it ended up by the bridge. Police are investigating how the headstone landed near the bridge…

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