Name:
Richard Clemence Steyer
Rank:
Seaman 1st Class
Serial Number:
8748577
Unit:
United States Naval Reserve
Date of Death:
1944-07-24
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard Clemence Steyer was born on February 28, 1917, in Ohio. He was the son of Albert John Steyer and Frances Lauretta "Fanny" Lenhart Steyer. He was married to Rita Ida Elchert Stroub.
He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman First Class during World War II. He died on July 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. He was buried at sea.