Service ID 11107997

Unit 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division

Rank Private U.S. Army

Entered the Service From Massachusetts.

enlisted 4 Sept 1940; Native of Mass., resident of Franklin County; Enlistment for Hawaiian Department; Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service; Sergeant; Regular Army;

Education: Grammar school; Civil Occupation: Crop specialty farmers; Marital Status:Single, without dependents; Height:63; Weight: 18359th Cavalry RegimentDeath Date: 24 Oct 1944Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the PhilippinesLast Known Status: MissingU.S. Awards: Purple Heart MedalArmy; Arm or Service: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter ServiceArea Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine IslandsDetaining Country: JapanCamp: Philippines Unstated Philippines 14-121Status: Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting EscapePOW Transport Ship: October Sinking: Arisan Maru, 24 October 1944Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official. Source Information:National Archives and Records Administration. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

He also received the Purple Heart.

Homer J. Richmond

Silver Star

AWARDED FOR ACTIONS

DURING World War II

Service: Army

Division: 75th Infantry Division

GENERAL ORDERS:

Headquarters, 75th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 284 (1945)

CITATION:

( Citation Needed: Homer J. Richmond, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 75th Infantry Division during World War II.