World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Keith Haley
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Mansfield, Ohio
Honored By
Nancy E. Haley
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS TANK DRIVER. ENLISTED OCTOBER 18, 1943 AT AGE SEVENTEEN. HONORABLY DISCHARGED DECEMBER 25, 1945. SERVED IN ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER; JUNE 29, 1944 TO DECEMBER 3, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN PELELIU, PALAU ISLANDS FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 1944 THROUGH OCTOBER 22, 1944. ALSO OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLANDS FROM APRIL 14, 1945 TO JUNE 21, 1945. WOUNDED IN ACTION; APRIL 7, 1945. AWARDED PURPLE HEART; NOVEMBER 1, 1945. ALSO RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.