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Rank/Rate |
Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class |
Service Number |
337 03 76 |
Birth Date |
August 22, 1919 |
From |
Los Angeles, California |
Decorations |
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of
War Medal |
Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
Date of Death |
December 15, 1944 |
Location |
Aboard the Hellship Oryoku Maru |
Circumstances |
Died when Oryoku Maru, transporting
Allied Prisoners of War
from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by US Navy
planes from the USS Hornet |
Remarks |
Richard was born in Decatur, Illinois. |
Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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