World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard P. 'Dick' Beck
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Terre Haute, Indiana
Honored By
John Perry Poole
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
SERVED DURING WWII. WAS HELD AS A POW OF THE JAPANESE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, TWO AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDALS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, PHILIPPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.