World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond D. Fair
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lebanon, Oregon
Honored By
Horace A. Whiteman, Jr.
Relationship
Brother-in-law
ENLISTED IN 1942 AND DISCHARGED IN 1947. SURVIVOR OF THE SINKING OF HIS SHIP, THE USS COLHOUN DD-801 BY 4 KAMIKAZE ON APRIL 6, 1945 OFF OKINAWA, RYUKYU ISLANDS. ALSO SERVED ON THE USS WOOD DD-715 FROM 1945 TO 1946 AND THE USS DAVISON DMS-37 FROM 1946 TO 1947.