World War II Honoree

Raymond W. Bergman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Clinton, Iowa

Honored By

Jeff Bergman

Relationship

Grandson

INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY ON AUGUST 21, 1943. ASSIGNED TO THE USS GAMBIER BAY CVE-73. THE SHIP WAS INVOLVED IN BATTLES AT THE MARIANA ISLANDS, TINIAN, YAP AND THE PALAU ISLANDS. THE GAMBIER BAY WAS SUNK BY THE JAPANESE NAVY AT THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF ON OCTOBER 25, 1944. HE WAS RESCUED AFTER 72 HOURS OF FLOATING IN THE WATER. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR HEROISM. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THE USS ENTERPRISE. DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY ON APRIL 4, 1946.