Richard Peter Thelen
WWII Pacific Theatre Navy - Seaman, 2nd Class
Unit: USS Indianapolis CA-35 (flag ship of the 5th Fleet)
Richard Thelen survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. After delivering the atomic bomb to Tinian Island, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed, and sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 men on board, 317 survived.
Served in: Pacific Theatre.
Citations: Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal, Navy Unit Commendation USS Indianapolis, Combat Action Ribbon USS Indianapolis
Born 1927
Lansing, MI
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