World War II Honoree

Richard Joseph Dumond

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Franklin, New Hampshire

Honored By

Suzette Binnie

Relationship

Niece

ENLISTED FEBRUARY 9, 1944 FROM MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE AT 17 YEARS, 8 MONTHS OLD. SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 15, 1944 TO APRIL 8, 1944 AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK AS APPRENTICE SEAMAN, SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. FROM APRIL 9, 1944 TO JUNE 14, 1944 SERVED ON THE USS CHARGER AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. FROM JUNE 15, 1944 TO JULY 28, 1944 SERVED WITH CASU-21 AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. FROM JULY 29, 1944 TO OCTOBER 1, 1944 AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. FROM OCTOBER 2, 1944 TO OCTOBER 9, 1944 HE WAS AT RECEIVING STATION NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS. FROM OCTOBER 9, 1944 TO JUNE 7, 1945 SERVED ON THE USS RANDOLPH (CV-15) AS SEAMAN 2ND CLASS AND SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. ON JUNE 7, 1945 HE WAS KILLED AT LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.