World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Godfrey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pateros, Washington
Honored By
LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret.
JOINED ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942, FOLLOWED BY 2 1/2 YEARS OVERSEAS AS AN AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN WITH 415TH FIGHTER SQUADRON WHICH EMPLOYED THE P-61 BLACK WIDOW NIGHT FIGHTER. IN 1943-1944, SAW ACTION AGAINST GERMANS AND ITALIANS IN TUNISIA, SICILY, ITALY AND INTO SOUTHERN FRANCE FOR THE ALLIED DRIVE INTO GERMANY IN 1945. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BATTLE STARS. DISCHARGED IN LATE 1945.