World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard 'Dick' James Phelps
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Betty Phelps Obermeier
Relationship
Sister
TOGETHER WITH 4 BROTHERS, HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY. JOINED THE NAVY AT AGE 17, SERVED NOVEMBER 1942 TO DECEMBER 1946. A STOREKEEPER, SERVED ABOARD THE USS CORAL SEA AND WAS IN ALL MAJOR PACIFIC BATTLES.