Navy Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Richard FORRESTEL
FORRESTEL - Richard Eugene Richard Eugene Forrestel was born on December 5, 1924 to Viona and Eugene Forrestel in Akron, NY. He was the fourth of five children: Mary (who died before he was born), Marjorie, Helen, Richard and Tom. His parents and contemporaries knew him as Dick while his family and many others called him REF. REF graduated from Akron H.S. and went on to earn his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan where he met Virginia Rogers. Virginia and Richard...
