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Howard
Wade
Richards
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

New Jersey

Howard Richards graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1944.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    December 21, 1944 – May 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Second Lieutenant (Infantry) Howard Wade Richards (ASN: 0-26689), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about 21 December 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1974
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Howard Wade Richards (ASN: 0-26689), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Office of the J-5, Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 1969 to 1974.