Flint B. Richards

Photo of a slab with Flint Richards' name engraved on it.

Korean War
-
POW
Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Sergeant First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company B
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    1st Battalion
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    38th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    2nd Infantry Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Korea
    Conflicts Served:
    Korean War
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

 He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951.

Biography:

Born Willow City, ND 28 Aug 11; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 17 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern and Asiatic Pacific Theaters; separated Camp Grant, Ill 14 Nov 45; PFC; entered AS Army Ft Lewis, Washington 23 Jul 48; served in Korea; KIA 30 Apr 51 Korea; memorialized on National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.