World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Samuel Nielsen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westbrook, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS MOUNT VERNON AP-22, RECEIVING STATION NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, USS STRATFORD AP-41, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.