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NAME Richard Theodore Wallen |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 310152 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD 420 South Illinois Avenue Villa Park, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Mabel Wallen |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1921 at Chicago, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE April 28, 1941 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java Sea |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Richard T. Wallen was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Wallen’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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