World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ray Walter Gardner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portsmouth, Virginia
Honored By
Ray Walter Gardner
ENLISTED ON MARCH 1, 1942. VESSELS AND DUTY STATIONS: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; USS MEMPHIS; MIAMI, FLORIDA AND ABOARD THE USS MANNING. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 10, 1945.