World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond P. Petrie
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
East Douglas, Massachusetts
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. ONE OF THE ‘BOYS OF DOUGLAS’ WHO SERVED DURING THE WAR. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, INCLUDING IN GERMANY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). PARTICIPATED IN THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN WHERE HE WAS TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. REENTERED U.S.ARMY SERVICE AND SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THE WAR UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.