World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Calvin Raithel
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A MACHINE GUN CREWMAN PARTICIPATING IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT OKINAWA SHIMA, RYUKYUS ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.