World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Davis Hardgrave
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Rebecca Richardson
Relationship
Step Daughter
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537 WHICH TOOK PART IN THE BATTLES OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, CAROLINE ISLANDS, MARIANA ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ATTU, KISKA AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 9 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.