He was born in Carrington, ND and is buried in section A3, site 808 in Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery - Fort Moore, Georgia. 

He is buried in Section XXXIV, Site 159 in the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery - West Point, CA. 

He is buried in Mount Prospect Cemetery - Franklinville, NY. 

His son, Paul Waklee, lives in Fargo, ND. 

He attended high school in Bismarck in 1959. He is buried in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery - Monroe, Louisiana. 

He was one of the first two soldiers to die in the war. 

He is buried in Beach City Cemetery - Beach, ND.

He is buried in Section 43, Site 2118 in Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA. 

He is buried in plot F16 in Bisbee Lutheran Cemetery - Bisbee, ND. 

Richard is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. Name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 08e, Line 101.