World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Raymond Phillip Harmon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bible Grove, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ONE OF FIVE BROTHERS WHO SERVED IN WW II, PRIVATE 1ST CLASS HARMON ARRIVED AT THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN NOVEMBER, 1943. KILLED IN ACTION ON 3 FEBRUARY, 1945 ON THE ISLAND OF LUZON WHILE ENGAGED IN A SCOUTING MISSION FOR HIS COMPANY. EARNED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY AND WAS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE PHILIPPINES LIBERATION WITH AT LEAST ONE BRONZE STAR, AND THE WW II VICTORY MEDAL. HONORED AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN FLORA, ILLINOIS.