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Richard I. Trujillo

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Richard Ignacio Trujillo
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
282168
UNIT
Marine Detachment
USS Nevada
HOME OF RECORD
409 South Street
Billings, MT
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Mrs. Adela Trujillo
DATE OF BIRTH
July 30, 1919
at Fowler, CO
ENTERED SERVICE
January 27, 1940
at Los Angeles, Ca
DATE OF LOSS
December 7, 1941
REGION
Hawaiian Islands
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Pearl Harbor
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
PFC Richard I. Trujillo was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Nevada. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor.

Trujillo was reported as missing following the attack; no trace of him was ever found. He is acknowledged as the first Hispanic Marine casualty of World War II.

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

Biography:
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1 thought on “Richard I. Trujillo”

  1. I am trying to locate any living relatives of PFC. Richard Ignacio Truillo. Any chance you know his mother’s maiden anme or his father’s name? Or any sibling names..maybe from correspondence after his death or benefit payouts? Do you have ANY other information on him?

    Thank you,

    Sandy Peel
    sandy_peel@yahoo.com

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