World War II Honoree

Blake Woods Rainy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Groton, Connecticut

Honored By

The Rainy Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRONS TRAINING CENTER PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT COMMISSIONING DETAIL, NEW YORK; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 28, NAVAL HOSPITAL BALBOA, CANAL ZONE; RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (INTAKE) AND RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.