World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard H. Pearson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Gadsden, Tennessee
Honored By
Ms. Joan Pearson
Relationship
Wife
Attached to Seventh 155mm Gun Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, as a Reconnaissance Officer and subsequently the Commanding Officer of Battery D, later Battery A. Served April 3, 1942 to December 15, 1945 in Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, Guam, the Mariana Islands and Okinawa.