Rank/Rate	Signalman, First Class
Service Number	360 17 66
Birth Date	December 4, 1919
From	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Dorado (SS-248)
Loss Date	October 12, 1943
Location	In Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba
Circumstances	Sunk, possibly by U.S. aircraft
Remarks	Richard was born in Winchester, Kentucky.  His Purple Heart award has been confirmed in his military personnel file and by his family.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Becker.

Poster by artist Georges Schreiber depicting Signalman Becker at the signal lamp

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