World War II Honoree

Raymond Edgar Frisby

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

El Dorado, Kansas

Honored By

Dan R. Frisby

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED ON 5 MARCH 1943. RECRUIT TRAINING IN FARRAGUT, IDAHO. SHORE PATROL AT COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO. AVIATION ORDNANCE SCHOOL AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. TRAINED WITH VC84 FIGHTER AND TORPEDO BOMBER SQUADRON AS AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN AT REAM FIELD AND BROWN FIELD, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ON USS MAKIN ISLAND CVE-93 ESCORT CARRIER, COMBAT SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF LEYTE, LINGAYEN GULF, LUZON, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, CHINA SEA AND WAKAYAMA, JAPAN. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA RIBBON (4 STARS), PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON (1 STAR), NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON. DISCHARGED UNDER POINT SYSTEM ON 10 MARCH 1946 FROM U.S. NAVY AS AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN 2ND CLASS.