World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Edward Gingras
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Gingras Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND; SHIP REPAIR TRAINING UNIT NAVAL REPAIR BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA; ASSISTANT INDUSTRIAL MANAGER BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; USS DIOMEDES ARB-11, COMMANDER TASK FORCE GROUP 52.11 (COMMANDER GUINEA PIGS), SS PRATT VICTORY, RECEIVING STATION SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.