Richard Testrake (1938 - 2017) was born in Ripley, N.Y.and graduated from Strong Vincent High School before joining the Pennsylvania National Guard in June of 1957. In 1958 he joined the U.S. Army and became a member of the "Old Guard," which escorted the President. He was also an air traffic controller in Korea for some time before being discharged in 1963. During his time in Korea, he and his wife adopted their daughter Lisa, and at the time, were the youngest couple in U.S. Immigration history to adopt and bring back a child from Korea.
He worked as a welder for General Electric for 37 years until his retirement when he became a naval fiction author. He is listed under related authors as much of his work is only short stories or novellas