Title
Private Richard Howard Moon
Subject
World War II
United States. Marine Corps
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
Description
According to the book Blocton: A History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town by Carl Adams, Pvt. Richard Howard Moon was killed on February 26, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. When Pvt. Moon's remains were returned to West Blocton in 1948, it is reported that he came home on the same train he had once worked on.
According to this source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Pvt. Moon served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Pvt. Moon was the son of James and Caldonia Moon of West Blocton.
A photo of Pvt. Moon's grave can be found at this site:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65243092/richard-moon.
According to this source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Pvt. Moon served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Pvt. Moon was the son of James and Caldonia Moon of West Blocton.
A photo of Pvt. Moon's grave can be found at this site:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65243092/richard-moon.
Source
Find A Grave
Date
February 26, 1945
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Type
Book
Hyperlink
Identifier
2179
Coverage
Bibb County (AL)