Ward, James Richard, S1c

Fallen

TWS Ribbon Bar

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Service Details

Last Rank
Seaman First Class

Last Primary NEC
S1c-0000-Seaman 1st Class

Last Rating/NEC Group
Seaman First Class

Primary Unit
1941-1941, S1c-0000, USS Oklahoma (BB-37)

Service Years
1940 - 1941

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Ohio

Year of Birth
1921

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2 to remember Ward, James Richard, S1c.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Springfield	Last Address Pearl Harbor, Hawaii CENOTAPH- Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Clark County, Ohio PLOT: WW II Plot Section Adjacent to flagpole
Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Drowned, Suffocated
Location Hawaii	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Military Service Number 2 797 555

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1941, Pearl Harbor Memorial
	1941, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	1941, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1941, World War II Fallen
	1941, Medal of Honor Recipients - Assoc. Page
	1941, USS Arizona Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2021, Stories Behind The Stars, Ohio (Fallen Member (Honor Roll)) (Ohio) - Chap. Page
	2023, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2023, Arlington National Cemetery
	2023, American Battle Monuments Commission

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Navy Medal of Honor (1918-1942) - 1941

Name of Award
Navy Medal of Honor (1918-1942)

Year Awarded
1941

Last Updated:
Oct 30, 2019

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Details Behind Award

Citation:
"For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. When it was seen that the U.S.S. Oklahoma was going to capsize and the order was given to abandon ship, Ward remained in a turret holding a flashlight so the remainder of the turret crew could see to escape, thereby sacrificing his own life."

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