World War II Honoree

Richard Dale Chantrill

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rexburg, Idaho

Honored By

Susan Gordon

Relationship

Niece

He joined the U.S. Marine Corps on June 2, 1942. He did his basic training in San Diego, California and then shipped out to the Pacific. He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. He served in action in many places in the Pacific. In the Marines, he learned to fly airplanes, which was a love for the rest of his life. He was discharged from the Marines on October 8, 1945, in San Diego.