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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Raymond Laron Whitson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Honored By

Jesse R. Beck

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED JUNE 18, 1943 TO APRIL 1946. SAILED OVERSEAS OCTOBER 4, 1943 AND SPENT 31 MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC. FOUGHT IN BATTLES OF IWO JIMA, CAROLINE ISLANDS, GILBERT ISLANDS AND MARSHALL ISLANDS.