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Richard J. Minear, Jr.

minear_rj NAME
Richard John Minear, Jr.
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
283919
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Arizona
HOME OF RECORD
1109 24th Street
Sacramento, CA
NEXT OF KIN
Father, Mr. Richard Minear, Sr.
DATE OF BIRTH
October 16, 1921
at Redding, CA
ENTERED SERVICE
April 25, 1940
at Sacramento, CA
DATE OF LOSS
December 7, 1941
REGION
Hawaiian Islands
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Pearl Harbor
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
PFC Richard J. Minear, Jr. was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor.

Minear’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Not recovered.
MEMORIALS
USS Arizona Memorial
Honolulu Memorial

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