World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Hart Hackenbracht
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
West Lafayette, Ohio
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
DURING THE WAR HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD FOR FOUR YEARS. HIS SHIP WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENTER NAGASAKI HARBOR, JAPAN FOLLOWING THE EXPLOSION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB.