Richard Payne
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Dr. Richard Payne was born April 6, 1925, in Bemidji, Minnesota.
He served in the Army's 28th Infantry Division during World War II.
Dr. Payne received the Purple Heart while serving in the European Theater.
He then attended Bemidji State College and earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota.
He died Jan. 10, 2003.