World War II Honoree

Richard H. Waldron

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Burlingame, California

Honored By

Paul T. Riggle & Virginia Waldron

Relationship

Friend & Wife

FOUGHT AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE AMMUNITION AND PIONEER PLATOON, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 341ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 86TH 'BLACKHAWK' INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET, IN THE RHINE RIVER CROSSING, AND WAS IN AUSTRIA WHEN THE WAR ENDED IN EUROPE. WAS THEN RE-DEPLOYED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVASION OF JAPAN. WHEN ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, WAS DIVERTED TO MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, WHERE HE SERVED UNTIL DISCHARGED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.