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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Raymond Howard Walls

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

French Lick, Indiana

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted on 15 December 1941. Assigned to the USS Omaha CL-4, Lead ship of Omaha Class light cruisers. Served with the Atlantic Fleet. 9 February 1944 assigned to the USS ATR-15, an ATR 1 Class Rescue Tug Assigned to the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations, lost on 19 June 1944 by grounding off Normandy, France. Assigned to the USS LSM-301, Medium Landing Ship of the LMS Class Assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Rating of Machinist's Mate First Class Petty Officer.