World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jay Paul Ramey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockingham, North Carolina
Honored By
Jay Paul Ramey, Jr.
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS MASTER SERGEANT WITH HEAVY ARTILLERY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE 1944 ANZIO INVASION, AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT OCCUPATION OF ITALY. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AS A RESULT OF WOUNDS SUFFERED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.