Richard S. Baron

Lt. Cdr. Richard Swan Baron (January 22, 1901 – March 15, 1942) was a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross for risking his life to recover classified documents during the bombardment of Cavite, Philippines.[1] He was killed during the bombing of Cebu City, Philippines.[2] His namesake, the USS Baron (DE-166), a destroyer escort, was commissioned July 5, 1943. The commissioning was witnessed and sponsored by his widow, Anna Pryor Baron.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cant, Gilbert, America's Navy in world war II, page 90
  2. 1 2 Baron
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.