World War II Honoree

Raymond Herman Chaffin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wilmore, West Virginia

Honored By

Susan Ryntz

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1942 AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS 729TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION AT FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA. FROM THERE HE WENT TO CINCINNATI, OHIO TO BE WITH THE 1590 SERVICE UNIT. HE STAYED WITH THE 1590 MOVING ON TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, SOMERSET, KENTUCKY AND CAMP PERRY, OHIO (ACTING SERGEANT). HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO 1591ST AT CAMP PERRY, OHIO AND THEN SENT TO CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DISCHARGED. WHILE AT CAMP ATTERBURY HE WAS DECLARED ESSENTIAL TO THE WAR AS A TYPIST, TYPING DISCHARGE PAPERS FOR OFFICERS. DURING HIS ENLISTMENT HE ALSO SPENT TIME AT THE PERDUE UNIVERSITY AS TYPIST FILE CLERK FOR ARMY REGULATIONS AND REGISTERED MAIL CLERK. RECRUITING, SUBSTATION COMMANDER, SALVAGE RECLAMATION, MILITARY POLICE PATROL AND REGISTERED MAIL CLERK ARE SOME OF THE OTHER VARIOUS JOBS HE HAD WHILE ENLISTED. HE WAS HONORABLE DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 27, 1946 AT CAMP ATTERBURY, IN AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER 502.