Rich, Porter Leigh
Navy Watertender 2nd class

Porter Leigh Rich, age 27, from Kingsbury County Lake Preston, South Dakota .

Parents: Louis L. and Ora Leigh (Rewy) Rich
Spouse: Margaret (Lemkuhl). They married in August 1941 and while on their honeymoon, he was summoned to the USS Oklahoma, which was anchored in San Diego, California. It left for Pearl Harbor in September.
Children: Ronald Rich

Service era: World War II
Schools: Lake Preston High (1931)

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for August 28, 2017

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Black Hills Pioneer (2018)