Richard, John Allen · Digital Collections

Name: Richard, John Allen
Birth Date: June 15, 1922
Death Date: December 22, 1944
Description: John Allen Richard. Technician Grade 5 (Corporal), U.S. Army Field Artillery, Battery C, 965th Field Artillery Battalion. 15 June 1922 - 22 December 1944. While radio operator in an exposed forward post at Gouvy, Belgium, he was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire, dying two days later in France. Graduated, John Bapst High School, 1940. Entered garage business. Enlisted, 4 January 1943. Four battle stars. Purple Heart. Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement. 31282618
Creator: Bangor Public Library; Ranlett, L. Felix (Louis Felix), 1896-
Date: 1947
Subject: Commemorative works; Military casualties; Soldiers--Maine--Bangor; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties; World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
Is Part Of: Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945; Bangor Public Library Special Collections
Language: English
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