World War II Honoree

Richard Oliver Moller

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Galva, Iowa

Honored By

Galva American Legion

ELECTRICIAN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED ON THE SS OMMANEY BAY CVE-79 BABY FLAT TOP. SHIP SUNK BY THE JAPANESE. AT THE TIME HIS SHIP WAS STRUCK, HE WAS BELOW DECK. TO GET OFF THE SHIP, HE HAD TO GO THROUGH FIRE. HE RECEIVED SOME BURNS ESPECIALLY ON HIS FEET. HE WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY PLACING THEM ON MATTRESSES AND STEERING THEM TO SAFETY WHILE IN WATER. INDUCTED FEBRUARY 9, 1943. DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART, BATTLE STARS ON ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON.