World War II Honoree

Raoul Clifton Noland

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Glide, Oregon

Honored By

George Wolle

ENLISTED IN U.S. NAVY DECEMBER 12, 1942 AND ENTERED THE V-1 COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON IN EUGENE. IN MARCH OF 1943 HE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE DUTY WHICH COMMENCED AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FOR TRAVEL TO ATTEND BASIC TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, IDAHO. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICIAN SCHOOL AT AMES, IOWA, AND SUBMARINE SCHOOL AT NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT WHERE HE QUALIFIED FOR GYRO COMPASS SCHOOL WHICH HE ATTENDED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. HE WAS BRIEFLY ASSIGNED TO USS MARLIN (SS-205) IN NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT THEN TRANSFERRED TO USS BONITA (SS-165). IN NOVEMBER, 1944 HE TRANSFERRED TO USS TRUTTA (SS-421) IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND TRANSITED THE PANAMA CANAL FOR DUTY IN THE PACIFIC AND MADE TWO COMPLETE AND ONE PARTIAL WAR PATROLS RESCUING A DOWNED P-51 PILOT. HIS DECORATIONS INCLUDE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE MEDAL (2 GOLD STARS), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE SUB COMBAT INSIGNIA (1 GOLD STAR). HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS ELECTRICIANS’S MATE SECOND CLASS (SS) AT U.S. NAVY PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.