Richard Joined the Marine Corps. On May 5, 1943 at the age
of 20.
After boot camp, Richard was sent to the South Pacific.
After further training as an aircraft armorer, Richard was assigned to Marine
VMF-532 which was a night fighter squadron flying mostly PV-1 Ventura aircraft.
Richard’s unit moved several times during the war with
Richard seeing service in the Gilbert, Marianna’s and Marshall islands.
After the war, Richard was discharged on March 5, 1946 with
the rank of Corporal.
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