World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Lloyd Ragle
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Edgewood, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
WITH 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, 29 DAYS PRIOR SERVICE, ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AGAIN ON DECEMBER 27, 1940 AT EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS. ATTENDED ADVANCED NAVY SCHOOLS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, THE SOMERS CLASS DESTROYER USS DAVIS DD-395 AND THE ALLEN M. SUMNER CLASS DESTROYER USS DOUGLAS H. FOX DD-779. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CHIEF WATER TENDER ON NOVEMBER 25, 1946 AT THE POST-DEMOBILIZATION SEPARATION ACTIVITY, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. EARN THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.