World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Dr. Raphael Robert Nix, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Arthur J. Bosworth, IV
Relationship
Great nephew
MERITORIOUS SERVICES AS MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD CUTTER ESCANABA WHEN THAT VESSEL RESCUED THE SURVIVORS OF A TORPEDOED U.S. TRANSPORT, THE USS DORCHESTER ON FEBRUARY 13, 1943. DIED AT SEA WITH 57 CREW MATES WHEN THE ESCANABA EXPLODED AND SANK IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON JUNE 13, 1943.