World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond W. Payne
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Relationship
A Fellow Veteran
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE PILOTED LST'S. ON JUNE 6TH, 1944, HE ALSO PILOTED LANDING CRAFT ON OMAHA BEACH DURING THE FAMOUS D-DAY LANDINGS, DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.