On Friday evening my wife’s father Richard Earle passed away peacefully and is now with his son “Ricky” who passed away 10-days before. Richard was an intelligent and wonderful man, a loving and caring father and my best friends.
He was a retired Boeing Electrical Technician who worked on many projects including the Voyager space program.
Earle was a WWII U.S. Marine combat veteran who earned a Purple Heart while fighting for our country in the Pacific theater. He was part of the 1st Marine Brigade who fought at Guadalcanal, and was in the 5th wave to land on Guam where he was wounded. After recovering he was assigned to the 6th Marine Division, and fought on the infamous Sugar Loft Hill on Okinawa.
We miss you Dad, be at peace and remember, Semper FI Marine…
Photo shows Richard (center), sharing a smoke with WWII correspondent Ernie Pyle 1945.