Richard Samuel Proctor, Jr.

Graduating Class
1969

Major
Economics

Hometown
Sumter, SC

Family
He was survived by his wife, Mrs. Lorri Loyd Proctor; one daughter, Allison Proctor; parents, Richard Samuel and Tillie Johnston Proctor; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. H. L. Johnston; and his paternal grandfather, Sam Proctor, all of Sumter.

Service & Rank
Air Force, First Lieutenant

Unit
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, NM

Date of Birth
Feb 16, 1947

Date of Death
Jun 22, 1974

Details of Death
1Lt Proctor died when his F4D crashed at the White Sands Missle Range. The plane was on a routine training mission near the northern edge of the range when the plane went down in bushy, desolate country southwest of Carrizozo, NM.

Burial Details
Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, SC

Barrow Stone Location
SW