Richard Peter Emery was born June 25, 1920 to J. E. and Virginia A. Riffey Emery. He died June 1, 1945 and is buried in Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.
Cpl. Emery served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division and was MIA/KIA near Cassino, Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com
