World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Homer Raynor
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Long Island, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
TRAINED AT THE ACADEMY AND SERVED AS BASES IN SANDY HOOK, SEA BRIGHT AND NORFOLK BEFORE RECEIVING ORDERS FOR THE WEST COAST. PRESENT FOR THE COMMISSION OF A NEW TRANSPORT SHIP, THE ADMIRAL C.F. HUGHES. HE SAILED FROM SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL TO MARSEILLES, FRANCE, TO PICK UP TROOPS AND RETRACE THROUGH THE CANAL AND THEN TO MANILA.