| Name | Richard Allan Eckhoff |
| Address | Belmond, Iowa |
| Entered Service | November 18, 1944 |
| Branch of Service | Navy |
| Trained | Great Lakes, Illinois; San Diego, California; served on the USS Morris (DD417) and USS Ozark (LSV2). |
| Embarkation | June 20, 1945 |
| Theatre of Operation | Pacific |
| Returned to U.S. | January 15, 1946 |
| Discharged | Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 23, 1946 |
| Rating | Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class |
| Served | 16 months |
| Civilian Occupation | Farming |
| Parents | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Eckhoff |
| Wife | Mrs. Bonnie Eckhoff |
| Daughter | Julie Diane |
Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 10
