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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Patrick Jame Raftery

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New York City, New York

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SURVIVOR OF PEARL HARBOR ATTACK, HE WAS THE SIGNALMAN ON DUTY ON THE BRIDGE OF THE BATTLESHIP USS PENNSYLVANIA, FLAGSHIP OF THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET. FOLLOWING PEARL HARBOR, HE SERVED AS SIGNALMAN ON ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE ATLANTIC THEATER CAMPAIGN AND IN 1944 WAS CHIEF SIGNALMAN FOR THE ALLIED INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE.