World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas W. Rayer
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WWII ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS EVANS. HE AND HIS SHIPMATES KEPT THE SHIP AFLOAT AFTER IT WAS STRUCK BY FOUR JAPANESE KAMIKAZE AIRPLANES.