Name:
Major Richmond Looney
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
363110
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Major Richmond Looney was born on March 10, 1913, in Milam County, Texas. He was the son of William Richmond Looney and Mayme Steger Looney.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. His body was never recovered.