World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earle Raymond Cate, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Cate Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL AIR STATION ARGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND, USS BOGUE CVE-9, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; RELIEF CREW SUBMARINE DIVISION 242, RELIEF CREW SUBMARINE DIVISION 322, SUBMARINE DIVISION 202 AND USS BANG SS-385. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.