World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard L. Whalen
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Rochester, New York
Honored By
Margaret Whalen
Relationship
Daughter
SAW ACTION IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION, INCLUDING INVASION OF SICILY, NORTH AFRICA, D-DAY AND OKINAWA. MACHINIST'S MATE ON A HIGGINS BOAT. SERVED ON THE USS JOSEPH T. DICKMAN.