World War II Honoree

Richard Det Kong Goo

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor, at age 16, he became a sheet metal apprentice at Hickman’s Air Force Base. During the war, he repaired U.S. military aircraft that fought over the Pacific. He worked on fighter planes, such as the B-24, and readied them for the Battle of Midway. He served in the U.S. Army and traveled to Japan, including Hiroshima and Korea.