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The late James Richard Ward, a U.S. Navy Seaman First Class, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallant bravery during the Japanese attack on U.S. military forces on Dec. 7, 1941 ...
According to the Navy, a total of 16 service members, ranging in rank from seaman to rear admiral, were awarded Medals of Honor related to events at Pearl Harbor, 11 of those posthumously.
A U.S. Navy seaman originally from Missouri will have a final resting place in Kent, Washington, in a ceremony held on Sept. 11. Seaman first class Ralph Keil was born Aug. 30. 1921 in Prairie ...
Seaman Second Class Riley was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, the American Campaign Medal, and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. Navy Seaman Second Class David Joseph Riley will be buried ...
X Springfield native Seaman 1st Class James Richard Ward will be buried with the thanks of a grateful nation in Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 21, the U.S. Navy recently said.
World War II Navy seaman Walter Marasco of Riggles Gap was never “a gung-ho military type,” according to Marasco’s son, Brian. His father was also never aware of several campaign medals he ...
Navy Seaman First Class James Richard “Dick” Ward, 20, gave his life for his U.S. Navy shipmates on Dec. 7, 1941, serving on the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack.
She slowly settled to the bottom of the harbor in the days after the attack, according to the US Navy. Now, more than 81 years after the infamous attack, Seaman Galaszewski will be returned to his ...
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WJAR) — A 96-year-old Smithfield resident received a slew of military honors in a special ceremony Saturday morning. Nearly 80 years after he joined the Navy, Seaman Second ...
MADISON, Wis. -- Flags in Wisconsin will fly at half-staff on Saturday for a Navy seaman who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gov. Tony Evers announced.