Doris, Richard William

1926 - 1981  (55 years)

• Name	Doris, Richard William
  Birth	6 Sep 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DORI.R004
  _FGRAVE	26560043
  Military Service	World War II, Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on 12 June 1944. Trained as an Air Ordnanceman at Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma and as a combat air Crewman at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard Cv-31. Saw first combat in June 1945 with Fast Carrier Force 38 of the Caroline Islands at the end of the Okinawa invasion. Then as a member of the 3rd Fleet, participated in air operations against the home islands of Hokkaiddo, Kyushu, Honshu and Shikiku, Japan. In preparation for the coming invasions until hostilities ceased at V-J Day. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Also stationed at a Naval facility on Terminal Island and honorable discharge as an Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class on 17 June 1946 at San Pedro, California. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1934234
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		Richard William Doris (1926-1981)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Doris, Richard William (1926-1981) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		United States Third Fleet
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Doris, Richard William
  		Doris, Richard William (2).jpg
  Death	21 Nov 1981  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Doris, Richard W. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26706	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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