World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond A. Whipple
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Athens, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Raye Connolley, Linda Crum & David Whipple
Relationship
Children
SERVED ON THE USS BENSON DD-421 -- SUBMARINE CHASING IN THE ATLANTIC; CONVOY ESCORT DUTY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND PACIFIC OCEAN; INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. ALSO, ESCORTED FIRST LAND TROOPS INTO JAPAN. AWARDED THREE BATTLE STARS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER.