World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Horace Charland
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Britain, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD WASHINGTON, D.C., NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS WASP CV-18, NAVY YARD BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.