Personal Data Truly was born in Fayette, Mississippi, on November 12, 1937, and attended school in Fayette and Meridian, Mississippi. He married Colleen Cody Hanner of Milledgeville, Georgia, and they had three children. Military Service and Education Truly’s career in the U.S. Navy began in 1959, when he was commissioned an ensign. This coincided with … Continue reading Richard H. Truly