Bio

I have been the family historian, oh my gosh, for over 40 years. Richard Halstead was the stepson of my great Aunt Mary Lu (Roberts) Halstead who was married to Harry Finley Halstead when she was 44 in July 1953. US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (FS) Richard K. Halstead -White DoB: 1924 South Dakota, USA Enlisted: 1 Dec 1943 Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado, USA US Citizen Education: 4y HS Occupation: Machinists Marital Status: Single, w/o dependents Rank: Private Branch: Air Corps Army Component: Reserves SN: 39712272 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film #14647.35 WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Richard Keith Halstead Age: 18 DoB: 2 Feb 1924 Frankfort, Spink, South Dakota, USA Residence Black Hills Airport, Spearfish, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Wt: 160; Eyes: gray; Hair: brown; Ht: 6’1”; Complexion: light Next of Kin: Harry Finley Halstead /s/Richard Keith Halstead WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Richard K. Halstead -White DoB: 1924 South Dakota Residence: San Diego County, South Dakota, USA Enlisted: 1 Dec 1943 Buckley Field -Denver, Colorado, USA Branch: Air Corps Grade: Private Educ: 4y HS Civil Occ: Machinists Marital Status: Single, w/o dependents Washington DC Passenger & Crew Lists, 1942-1962 A3824 -Washington DC, 1942-1948 Air Transport Command -Passenger List—Foreign SSgt Richard Halstead Age: 20 Passport: 37546714 Dated: 9 Sep 1944 Departure: Prestwick, Scotland Arriving: Washington DC, USA