World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond George Conklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oregon, Wisconsin
Honored By
Family
PARATROOPER-509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION, DEMOLITION SPECIALIST, ANZIO, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, COMBAT JUMP IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, BATTLE OF THE BULGE. TRANSFERRED TO 505 PARACHUTE REGIMENT. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, CROIX DE GUERRE, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION WITH ONE OAKLEAF CLUSTER, AND EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON.