World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard E. Wiley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE SERVICE COMPANY, 305TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.