Richard A. Skarin was born in 1920 and adopted by Jalmar A. and Lola Skarin. He died May 6, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Pvt. Skarin served in World War II with the U.S. Army 59th Coast Artillery Regiment and was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
