Raymond Edward Lee
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Unit Info: Naval Reserve
LEE, Raymond Edward
Raymond Edward Lee was born on September 6th 1920 to & Agnes [Christiansen] Lee in Kelly Lake, Minnesota.
Mr. Lee entered the Naval Reserve on August 31st 1942. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served aboard the USS Sampson (DD394) and USS Little Rock (CL92). He rose to the rank of Water Tender 2nd Class (WT2/c)
Mr. Lee was honorably discharged on October 3rd 1945, at Minneapolis, Minnesota. After the war he returned home and married Leitha Mae [Sandberg] in 1945.
Mr. Lee died on February 5th 1973 at the age of 52 years. He is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 170.
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
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