Bonners Ferry ID Herald
4 Mar 1948
The body of Richard Carl Slater, EM2c, who was killed while on duty in the South Pacific on Nov. 30, 1942, will arrive here Saturday morning on the Oriental Limited from Auburn, Wash. His brothers, Glen, Slc, USN, and Harold Bkr2c, USN, are accompanying the body as escorts.
Military services will be conducted by Boundary Post No. 55, American Legion, at Grandview cemetery on Thursday, March 11, at 3 p.m.
Richard Carl Slater was born at Bonners Ferry on July 28, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater. He attended the local high school where he took an active part in sports, winning a letter in boxing, graduating with the class of 1941.
He enlisted in the navy on June 1, 1941, and was wounded during the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Burial will be in the family plot near his father, who passed away on Sept. 1, 1935.
Slater was one of the 187 men who lost their lives on Nov. 30, 1942, when the bow of the New Orleans was blown off during the battle of Tassfaronga or Lunga Point. The battle has often been referred to as the turning point in the Pacific war.
The action occurred when a Japanese force under the command of Admiral R. Tanaka, consisting of eight destroyers carrying supplies and troops to reinforce their depleted forces on Guadalcanal Island, was met by a superior American naval task force under the command of Rear Admiral C.H. Wright, USN.
Reports of the action state that the surprised Japanese admiral deemed it best to withdraw rather than battle it out with the superior force. As the Jap ships turned to flee they launched a spread of torpedoes. One of the torpedoes hit the New Orleans between No. 1 and 2 turrets. The bow and the No. 1 turret was torn away and the strike exploded the powder magazine and 7000 gallons of aviation gasoline. Shortly after the bow sank.
Only heroic work by the salvage parties enabled the New Orleans with only thin forward bulkheads holding back the sea, to proceed to nearby Tulagi harbor. Later the ship was taken to Australia where a temporary bow was fitted to the New Orleans for the long trip to Bremerton, Wash., where a new welded bow was installed.
4 Mar 1948
The body of Richard Carl Slater, EM2c, who was killed while on duty in the South Pacific on Nov. 30, 1942, will arrive here Saturday morning on the Oriental Limited from Auburn, Wash. His brothers, Glen, Slc, USN, and Harold Bkr2c, USN, are accompanying the body as escorts.
Military services will be conducted by Boundary Post No. 55, American Legion, at Grandview cemetery on Thursday, March 11, at 3 p.m.
Richard Carl Slater was born at Bonners Ferry on July 28, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater. He attended the local high school where he took an active part in sports, winning a letter in boxing, graduating with the class of 1941.
He enlisted in the navy on June 1, 1941, and was wounded during the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Burial will be in the family plot near his father, who passed away on Sept. 1, 1935.
Slater was one of the 187 men who lost their lives on Nov. 30, 1942, when the bow of the New Orleans was blown off during the battle of Tassfaronga or Lunga Point. The battle has often been referred to as the turning point in the Pacific war.
The action occurred when a Japanese force under the command of Admiral R. Tanaka, consisting of eight destroyers carrying supplies and troops to reinforce their depleted forces on Guadalcanal Island, was met by a superior American naval task force under the command of Rear Admiral C.H. Wright, USN.
Reports of the action state that the surprised Japanese admiral deemed it best to withdraw rather than battle it out with the superior force. As the Jap ships turned to flee they launched a spread of torpedoes. One of the torpedoes hit the New Orleans between No. 1 and 2 turrets. The bow and the No. 1 turret was torn away and the strike exploded the powder magazine and 7000 gallons of aviation gasoline. Shortly after the bow sank.
Only heroic work by the salvage parties enabled the New Orleans with only thin forward bulkheads holding back the sea, to proceed to nearby Tulagi harbor. Later the ship was taken to Australia where a temporary bow was fitted to the New Orleans for the long trip to Bremerton, Wash., where a new welded bow was installed.
Bonners Ferry ID Herald
4 Mar 1948
The body of Richard Carl Slater, EM2c, who was killed while on duty in the South Pacific on Nov. 30, 1942, will arrive here Saturday morning on the Oriental Limited from Auburn, Wash. His brothers, Glen, Slc, USN, and Harold Bkr2c, USN, are accompanying the body as escorts.
Military services will be conducted by Boundary Post No. 55, American Legion, at Grandview cemetery on Thursday, March 11, at 3 p.m.
Richard Carl Slater was born at Bonners Ferry on July 28, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater. He attended the local high school where he took an active part in sports, winning a letter in boxing, graduating with the class of 1941.
He enlisted in the navy on June 1, 1941, and was wounded during the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Burial will be in the family plot near his father, who passed away on Sept. 1, 1935.
Slater was one of the 187 men who lost their lives on Nov. 30, 1942, when the bow of the New Orleans was blown off during the battle of Tassfaronga or Lunga Point. The battle has often been referred to as the turning point in the Pacific war.
The action occurred when a Japanese force under the command of Admiral R. Tanaka, consisting of eight destroyers carrying supplies and troops to reinforce their depleted forces on Guadalcanal Island, was met by a superior American naval task force under the command of Rear Admiral C.H. Wright, USN.
Reports of the action state that the surprised Japanese admiral deemed it best to withdraw rather than battle it out with the superior force. As the Jap ships turned to flee they launched a spread of torpedoes. One of the torpedoes hit the New Orleans between No. 1 and 2 turrets. The bow and the No. 1 turret was torn away and the strike exploded the powder magazine and 7000 gallons of aviation gasoline. Shortly after the bow sank.
Only heroic work by the salvage parties enabled the New Orleans with only thin forward bulkheads holding back the sea, to proceed to nearby Tulagi harbor. Later the ship was taken to Australia where a temporary bow was fitted to the New Orleans for the long trip to Bremerton, Wash., where a new welded bow was installed.
4 Mar 1948
The body of Richard Carl Slater, EM2c, who was killed while on duty in the South Pacific on Nov. 30, 1942, will arrive here Saturday morning on the Oriental Limited from Auburn, Wash. His brothers, Glen, Slc, USN, and Harold Bkr2c, USN, are accompanying the body as escorts.
Military services will be conducted by Boundary Post No. 55, American Legion, at Grandview cemetery on Thursday, March 11, at 3 p.m.
Richard Carl Slater was born at Bonners Ferry on July 28, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater. He attended the local high school where he took an active part in sports, winning a letter in boxing, graduating with the class of 1941.
He enlisted in the navy on June 1, 1941, and was wounded during the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Burial will be in the family plot near his father, who passed away on Sept. 1, 1935.
Slater was one of the 187 men who lost their lives on Nov. 30, 1942, when the bow of the New Orleans was blown off during the battle of Tassfaronga or Lunga Point. The battle has often been referred to as the turning point in the Pacific war.
The action occurred when a Japanese force under the command of Admiral R. Tanaka, consisting of eight destroyers carrying supplies and troops to reinforce their depleted forces on Guadalcanal Island, was met by a superior American naval task force under the command of Rear Admiral C.H. Wright, USN.
Reports of the action state that the surprised Japanese admiral deemed it best to withdraw rather than battle it out with the superior force. As the Jap ships turned to flee they launched a spread of torpedoes. One of the torpedoes hit the New Orleans between No. 1 and 2 turrets. The bow and the No. 1 turret was torn away and the strike exploded the powder magazine and 7000 gallons of aviation gasoline. Shortly after the bow sank.
Only heroic work by the salvage parties enabled the New Orleans with only thin forward bulkheads holding back the sea, to proceed to nearby Tulagi harbor. Later the ship was taken to Australia where a temporary bow was fitted to the New Orleans for the long trip to Bremerton, Wash., where a new welded bow was installed.
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