World War II Honoree

Stanley F. Ratoff

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Nashua, New Hampshire

Honored By

Mr. Richard Pace

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED MAY 18, 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 24, 1945 IN THE ATLANTIC, MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN AND PACIFIC WAR ZONES. TRANSPORTED TROOPS AND WAR MATERIAL ONBOARD 3 WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION OCEANGOING VESSELS. SERVED ON LIBERTY SHIPS SS EUGENE FIELD, SS JAMES LONGSTREET, 1943 AND TROOPSHIP SS EXPLORER, 1944 (D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD, THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE). SERVED IN THE STEWARD'S DEPARTMENT AS 3RD COOK, UTILITY MAN, MESS MAN, ASSISTANT STOREKEEPER AND ABLE BODIED SEAMAN. ENTERED SERVICE AT THE PORT OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT AGE 25 AND DISCHARGED AT THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. AWARDED THE MERCHANT MARINE COMBAT BAR, ATLANTIC WAR ZONE MEDAL, PACIFIC WAR ZONE MEDAL, MEDITERRANEAN-MIDDLE EAST WAR ZONE MEDAL AND MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM.