World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Felix E. Raiford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Eufaula, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN INCLUDING SUPPORT OF THE ALLIED D-DAY INVASION ON THE BEACHES OF FRANCE IN JUNE, 1944. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.