World War II Honoree

Richard Stephen Mueller

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

The Mueller Family

ACTIVATED TO THE U.S. ARMY ON 2/10/41, 109TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION (RED BULL DIVISION). DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (NORTH IRELAND) ON 5/18/42 (OPERATION MAGNET), ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY, NORTHERN IRELAND FORCE AND 5TH ARMY CORPS. RETURNED TO U.S. AND ASSIGNED TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT THE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND; TANK MAINTENANCE SCHOOL. DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER ON 1/3/43, STATIONED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; PROMOTED CAPTAIN 1/6/43. DEPLOYED FRANCE IN 9/44, ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS, COMMUNICATIONS ZONE, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (SHAEF). SERVED AS ARMORED MAINTENANCE OMBUDSMAN. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SERVED AS ORDNANCE FORWARD RECONNAISSANCE OFFICER FOR TECHNICAL INSPECTOR STAFF OF HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER, U.S. ARMY, ORDNANCE CORPS (SHAEF) IN OPERATION LUSTY, HARZ MOUNTAINS AND PEENEMUNDE, GERMANY ON 4/9/45. DEPARTED ON 10/19/45 AND DEACTIVATED ON 1/6/46. STATESIDE SERVICE FOR 4 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS; FOREIGN SERVICE FOR 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH AND 27 DAYS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.