World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rayburn Haskell Hawes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM AUGUST 14, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1945. SAILED OVERSEAS ON NOVEMBER 13, 1944. SPENT 8 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. FOUGHT IN PO VALLEY, APENNINES, RHINELAND AND BALKANS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL.