World War II Honoree

Raymond E. Henry

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE THE DAY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP WALLACE AT HITCHCOCK, TEXAS. SERVED AS A SEABEE OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING IN HAWAII; AT GUAM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS; AT IWO JIMA IN THE BONIN ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO; AND IN JAPAN. SERVED WITH THE 62ND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (CB) STATIONED ON IWO JIMA, WHERE HE HELPED BUILD AIRFIELDS. REASSIGNED AS PART OF OCCUPATION FORCES AFTER THE WAR TO THE 90TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION IN YOKOSUKA, JAPAN WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE AREA'S POWER STATION. AWARDED THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ‘ASIA’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.