World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard H. Moon
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
West Blocton, Alabama
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Private. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps from Birmingham, Alabama, with recruit training assigned to the Seventh Recruit Battalion Training Regiment; Marine Corps Base Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Geiger, North Carolina for combat training. Served as a Rifleman with the Third Marine Division Location: Western Pacific Theater of Operations, assigned to Alpha Company, First Battalion and Ninth Marine Regiment. His division participated in the amphibious assault on the Volcanic Island of Iwo Jima (Battle Dates: February 19-March 26, 1945) Code Name: Operation Detachment. Killed in Action February 26, 1945 during combat operations against the Imperial Japanese forces, with burial in the Third Marine Division battlefield cemetery on Iwo. After the cessation of hostilities with Japan, the family of this Marine requested that he be buried at Hickory Hill Cemetery, West Blocton, Alabama. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.