World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Louis Baldwin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ramona, California
Honored By
Richard E. Manzer
SERVED WITH WITH 85TH DIVISION, 339TH REGIMENT, COMPANIES I, B, AND K, AS PLATOON LEADER AND COMPANY COMMANDER. SPOKE GERMAN AND PERSUADED ENTIRE PLATOONS OF GERMANS TO SURRENDER. STAYED IN ARMY RESERVE AND RETIRED AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL.