World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Henry Lekberg
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Worcester, Massachusetts
Honored By
Family
FIRST LIEUTENANT AND PLATOON COMMANDER - 298TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. DIRECTED WORK OF COMBAT ENGINEER PLATOON OF 44 MEN FROM NORMANDY BEACHHEAD. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR IN 1945. HE WAS IN D-DAY PLUS 20, BATTLE OF THE BULGE. VERY LUCKY AND THANKFUL FOR BEING ALIVE. COMPANY COMMANDER, 372ND ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION. PLATOON COMMANDER, 97TH ENGINEER CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. CAPTAIN, COMPANY COMMANDER, 413TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, COMPANY B.