Richard William McPheeters

Richard William McPheeters served in World War II in the U.S. Navy starting on January 4, 1942.

His rank was Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class.

He was discharged on September 7, 1945.

Mr. McPheeters was born in 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of William and Ellen McPheeters. He graduated from high school in 1938.

Source: Veterans’ Memorial Hall veteran history form; veteran’s account (below)

“Naval Air Station Kansas City, Missouri. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Naval Training Station, Navy Pier, Chicago. US Naval Training Station, Great Lakes. Naval Training Station Navy Pier, Chicago. Automatic Flight Guidance System (AFGS), Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. R/5 Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk, Virginia. Patrol Wing 12, Headquarters Squadron (HEDRON). Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), Chicago, Illinois. Headquarters Squadron FAW-12. Utility Squadron VJ-15, Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (CASU) 21. US Naval Training and Distribution Center (USNTADC), Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia.”

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