World War II Honoree

Raymond Edward Wagner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Burlington, Iowa

Honored By

Joyce, Tom, Jim, Dan, and Catherine

Relationship

Children

HE WAS IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM APRIL 29, 1943 UNTIL HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 9, 1946. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, ATTAINING THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND SERVING WITH 25TH REGULATING STATION AS A TRAFFIC MAN, RAILWAY. WHILE IN EUROPE, HE FOUGHT IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE EARNED THREE OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER BATTLE STAR, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.