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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Richard J. Ketchel | Richard J. Ketchel was born in May of 1927 in Riverside to Chester J. and Helen Ketchel. Richard enlisted in the US Navy in 1944 at age 17 to serve in WWII. He served as a radioman on the Edsall class destroyer escort USS Martin H Ray (DE-338) in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters for the duration of the war. He was in New York City for VE Day, May 8, 1945, and in San Diego for VJ Day, August 14, 1945. Richard earned a degree in drafting from Temple University. He married Rosemary Digney of the Olney section of Philadelphia in 1954; 4 children. They were married for 62 years. Richard and Rosemary started RK Metals in Riverside in 1973. Richard served as President and Rosemary as Vice President. They ran the company for 25 years until retiring in 1998. They started their family in Delanco, but moved on to Cinnaminson, Delran, Haddonfield and Charlottesville, Virginia, with a summer home in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island where they were active at Spray Beach Yacht Club, where Richard is a Past Commodore. They also enjoyed a winter residence in Hobe Beach, Florida. Rosemary died in 2006 and Richard died in 2021. Both are buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. | US Navy ? | USS Martin H Ray (DDE-338) Radioman | WWII, Atlantic/Pacific Theaters | 1927 - 2021 |
Updated October 30, 2023