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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Joseph Pulley

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Paris, Tennessee

Honored By

Ms. Sheila Pulley

Relationship

Daughter-in-law

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

1st Marine Division, 1st Regiment, 1st Battalion, Baker Company. Served under Colonel Lewis B. Puller. Served December 14, 1941 to September 6, 1945. In the Foreign Service June 22, 1942 to July 7, 1944. Was in the initial landing force on Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, on August 7, 1942. Left that area on December 21, 1942. Captured at Cape Glouster airfields on December 26, 1943.