World War II Honoree

Raymond Mitchell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Marion, Ohio

Honored By

Barbara Johnson

Relationship

Daughter

STATIONED ON THE USS TULAGI CVE-72, AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. HIS DUTIES INCLUDED BEING A BOATSWAIN'S MATE, WHICH WAS BEING IN CHARGE OF KEEPING THE DECKS CLEAN AND THE LIFE RAFTS STOCKED; A HELMSMAN, WHERE HE WORKED FOUR HOUR SHIFTS STEERING THE SHIP; AND A GUN CAPTAIN, WHERE HE ELEVATED 40-MM GUNS UP AND DOWN AND FIRED AT ENEMY AIRCRAFT. HE SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1943 TO NOVEMBER 5, 1945.