This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8558 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: D-5, Sec. 35, Blk. 1 Interred: Oscar Richard Hape Color: Cauc Age: 40 years, 8 months, 24 days Place of birth: New York Date of birth: Jan. 9, 1928 Sex: M Place of death: China Lake CA Date of death: Oct. 3, 1968 Name and address of undertaker: Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest CA Desert Memorial Park Block 1, Row K, Space 23 Headstone: Oscard Richard Hape New York Cpl US Marine Corps World War II Korea PH Jan 9, 1928 Oct 3, 1968 Standard military headstone, marble, engraved letters Note: PH stands for Purple Heart