World War II Honoree

Richard Earl Nopper

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1940 AND FIRST SERVED AT THE BOSTON NAVY YARD AND THEN ABOARD THE USS ALABAMA IN THE PACIFIC. HE REACHED THE RANK OF COMMANDER. HE WAS AWARDED AN AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AN ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, A NAVAL RESERVE RIBBON AND A COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.