World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Thomas Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honored By
Leland A. Haynes, Jr.
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED ON USS MONTPELIER. PROVIDED NAVAL SUPPORT FOR CORREGIDOR (PHILIPPINES) LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FROM THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CONQUEST OF BORNEO. MEDALS/RIBBONS: ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE: JUNE 9, 1944. DATE OF SEPARATION: FEBRUARY 8, 1946.