World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard H. Ballard
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Dick & Elaine Ballard
Served in the Ground Observers, 22nd Platoon, 596th Signal Air Warning Battalion. Landed at Lae, New Guinea, went to Biak Island, 1944, Landed at Dulag, Leyte, Philippines late 1944; Bombed by the Japanese several nights. Flew from Leyte to Manila, then travelled by truck to Lingayen Gulf 1945, when war ended.