The Fates of the Ships Involved in the Pearl Harbor Attack 247wallst.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 247wallst.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Richard B. Chapman of Santa Fe, NM, passed away Oct. 2, 2022. He was born in Memphis TX June 27, 1927. He had three older brothers in the Armed Forces. Six weeks after Pearl Harbor he joined the Marines. He trained at the San Diego Marine Base. He was with the 2nd Battalion, known as Carson’s Raiders. They were sent to Guadalcanal August 1942. He wrote a letter to his mother. She told her friends, and the newspaper picked up the story that he was in the Marines. His commander also found out that Richard was 15 years old. Richard was 14 when he joined the Marines. His commanders sent him home. He joined the Merchant Marines after his discharge. He was on a C2 tanker delivering fuel to the front lines. When he returned he joined the family restaurant as a cook. Later He worked as a guide for hunting & fishing, a bartender and a bridge builder. He was an assistant fire chief & fire safety inspector in Amarillo, TX. The family then moved to Santa Fe. There he started his own stat