World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raphael K. Otto, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
PIttsfield, Illinois
Honored By
Florence J. Otto
Relationship
Wife
Pearl Harbor Survivor on destroyer USS Case DD-370. Transferred to heavy cruiser, USS Louisville CA-135. Hit by Japanese bomber planes in the Philippines, ship repaired in California. Sent to Okinawa. Hit by Japanese suicide plane, sent to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Took part in every major conflict in the Pacific.