Richard I. Trujillo

	NAME 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

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