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Richard
E.
Hufford
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Sycamore

, 

Ohio

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron

    Division:

    U.S.S. San Jacinto

    Action Date:

    January 3 – April 3, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 348 (March 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Richard E. Hufford (NSN: 7230625), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Turret Gunner of a Torpedo Plane embarked in U.S.S. San Jacinto from 3 January 1945 to 3 April 1945.