World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond L. Goss
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Willimantic, Connecticut
Honored By
Rene L. Goss
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH BATTERY B, 32ND FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, GUN CREWMAN LIGHT ARTILLERY 844 IN ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR A HEROIC ACT IN THE VICINITY OF ST. LAURENT-SUR-MER, NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JUNE 6, 1944. ASSISTED IN MOVING A HOWITZER AND A VEHICLE FROM LANDING CRAFT TO A STRATEGIC POSITION ON SHORE.