Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	250 73 58
Birth Date	July 6, 1924
From	Wheeling, West Virginia
Decorations
Submarine	USS Guitarro (SS-363)
Loss Date	October 14, 1944
Location	Just outside Lombok Strait
Circumstances	Died of pneumonia; buried at sea
Remarks	Previously, Richard's middle name was listed here as "Leslie." Multiple listings in muster rolls clearly show his middle name to be "Ledlie."

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

Home   Presentation   WWII   Pre-WWII   Post-WWII     Sources  

Related Links   Privacy   Contact Us

  Cranston, Richard Ledlie

  Cranston, Richard Leslie