Karvinen, Richard, PO2

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
WT-0000-Water Tender

Last Rating/NEC Group
Water Tender

Primary Unit
1942-1943, USS Helena (CL-50)

Service Years
1941 - 1943

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Order of the Golden Dragon

Neptune Subpoena

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Montana

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Casualty Info

Home Town Butte
Casualty Date Jul 06, 1943
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Kula Gulf

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

United States Navy Cruiser Sailors Association

Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States


	1941, United States Navy Cruiser Sailors Association - Assoc. Page
	1941, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
	1945, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)

1941-1941, WT-0000, Service Schools Command (Staff)

From Month/Year - / 1941	To Month/Year - / 1941
Unit Service Schools Command (Staff) Unit Page
Rank Fireman Apprentice	NEC WT-0000-Water Tender
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Service Schools Command (Staff) Details

	Type Training
	Parent Unit Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) (Staff)	Strength Command
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Aug 12, 2011

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