- 1941: Pearl Harbor Casualty
- USS Arizona Memorial
- US Navy Seaman - World War II
- Posthumous Purple Heart Recipient
Fireman 1st Class Richard James Ahern was born 2 October 1921 in Gurley, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States to James Daniel Ahern (1899-1955) and Sadie Catherine Penry (1898-1977) and died 7 December 1941 USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of unspecified causes.
Biography
1941 Pearl Harbor Attack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' formal entry into World War II.
This sailor was a casualty of the horrific explosion that day onboard the USS Arizona and is remembered at the USS Arizona Memorial.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Richard James Ahern (1921-1941) | 2 October 1921 Gurley, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, United States | 7 December 1941 USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States | |
| Genevieve Ahern (1924-2008) | |||
| Catherine Mary Ahern (1925-2003) | |||
| Margaret Marie Ahern (1926-2008) | |||
| Patricia Ann Ahern (1928-2013) | |||
After completing high school, one of his sisters, Margaret Marie Ahern Andersen, attended College and graduated with a degree in Nursing. She worked in several different hospitals around the country and then joined the United States Air Force as a Flight Nurse. She served during the Korean conflict and was Honorably Discharged after obtaining the rank of Captain. She continued her work in Nursing and retired from the University of Rhode Island Health Services where she worked for over a decade.
Residences
See Also
- Richard Ahern
- Ahern Family
- Ahern in Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Ahern in Cheyenne County, Nebraska
- AHERN, Richard James, USSArizona.org, https://www.ussarizona.org/individual-profiles/uss-arizona-casualty-profiles/ahern-richard-james-f1c-usn-california, retrieved 11 Jun 2024