World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard A. Freed, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MARINES IN THE EUROPEAN (NORMANDY INVASION) AND PACIFIC THEATERS. AWARDED THE MEDITERRANEAN-MIDDLE EAST WAR ZONE BAR; PACIFIC WAR ZONE BAR; THREE MERCHANT MARINE COMBAT BARS, ONE WITH A STAR; MEDAL DE LA FRANCE LIBEREE; TWO BRITISH STARS, ONE FOR NEPTUNE OPERATION, THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE INVASION AND ONE FOR THE OVERLORD OPERATION WAR MEDAL AND DEFENSE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL; UNIT CITATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.