World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard M. Cheetam
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Honored By
The Cheetam Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 125TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A BOMB SIGHT MECHANIC. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.