World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Jude Germershausen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
East Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
Mary M. Germershausen
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED THE NAVY AFTER GRADUATING FROM EAST PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. AFTER COMPLETING BOOT CAMP HE WAS STATIONED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA WERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS MIAMI CL-89. HE WAS ABOARD THE MIAMI DURING HER COMMISSIONING AND SHAKEDOWN CRUISE AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.