Name:
Richard Gerald Ward
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
277198
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Calvary Cemetery, Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
Plot:
Section 3
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard Gerald Ward was born on August 11, 1919, in Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota. He was the son of Daniel J. Ward and Stella D. O'Fallon Ward.
He served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.