Rank and Name, Fireman Second Class Richard Allen Atkin.
Unit/Placed in, USS Bache (DD-470) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.
Richard is born approx. on 1927 in Ohio.
Father, Earl G. Atkin.
Mother, Elsie L. Atkin.
Sister(s), Patricia J. Atkin.
Brother(s), William E and Robert P. Atkin.
Richard enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 2858396.
Richard was KIA when the USS Bache came under Kamikaze Attack from various Dive Bombers and one Exploded above the Ship on 13 May 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Honolulu is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/470.htm
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
