World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Elliote Walker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orange, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL AIR STATION QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND, PATROL SQUADRON 91 ATLANTIC FLEET, USS R-1(SS-78), USS R-9(SS-86), USS R-16(SS-93), USS YMS-215, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, NAVAL GROUP CHINA AND USS ALBANY CA-123. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.