World War II Honoree

Donald Neal Raber

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Deborah Schwab

Relationship

Daughter

1ST CLASS PETTY OFFICER DONALD N. RABER ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY RESERVES IN OCTOBER, 1942. AFTER COMPLETING BASIC TRAINING AT THE GREAT LAKES NAVAL STATION IN ILLINOIS, DONALD TRAINED AT THE NAVY GUNNERY SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA. HIS NEXT ASSIGNMENT WAS IN HAWAII AFTER A BRIEF STOP AT GOAT ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. DONALD WAS AN AIRCRAFT GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR AT THE KANEOHE NAVAL AIRSTATION, FLEET AIRWING II IN 1943. DONALD COMPLETED HIS TOUR IN NOVEMBER 1945 AT THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA NAVAL AIRSTATION AS A TEACHER OF AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION.