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Richard L. Hill
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Branch of Service: |
US Navy |
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Years of Service: |
1949 -
1953 |
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Final Rank: |
MU3 |
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Medals
and Decorations
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Korean War Medal with two campaign stars
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United Nations Service Medal
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Syngman Rhee Presidential Unit Citation
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Good Conduct Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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ROK Korean
Medal
Tours of Duty
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Great Lakes Boot Camp
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US Navy School of Music - Washington, DC - graduated 1950
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Vacation replacement - US Navy Band/Navy
Commodores Dance Band
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Battleship New Jersey - Ship's Band & Gunner
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Caribbean Shake Down
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Panama Canal
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Pacific Far East 7th Fleet Flag
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Korea Combat Zone - primarily bombardment duty off East Coast
of
Northern Korea - besides band duties, 40 mm loader during
General Quarters; and 5"gun loader on bombardment station -
New Jersey saw major action in 1951.
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Atlantic Fleet - Norfolk, VA
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Navy Air Station - Pensacola, Florida - Navy Shore Band
Warfare Specialization
40mm quad loader/5" gun loader
Significant Experiences
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Washington, DC - Navy Band - played for President Truman & many other dignitaries, several big parades down Constitution Ave.
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Korea - Major firefight in Wonsan Harbor, North Korea - May 21, 1951 - Ship
hit by North Korean shore batteries - some shipmates wounded and killed - manned 40 mm quad during engagement
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Japan - New Jersey Band toured major Armed Forces hospitals during ship repairs in June 1951 playing for wounded vets
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Korea - Battleship New Jersey engaged in numerous close-in bombardment engagements knocking out enemy troop concentrations, truck convoys, bridges, gun
emplacements, ammunition dumps, supply depots, strategic highway and rail
junctions, command posts. Other firefights with enemy shore batter occurred,
although none like May 21,1951.
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