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Richard Henry Mayberry

Richard Henry Mayberry

 Bronze Star Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Pharmacist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number 337 03 76
Birth Date August 22, 1919
From Los Angeles, California
Decorations Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death December 15, 1944
Location Aboard the Hellship Oryoku Maru
Circumstances Died when Oryoku Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by US Navy planes from the USS Hornet
Remarks Richard was born in Decatur, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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