Raymond McCabe

Raymond H. McCabe of Virginia, Minnesota enlisted in the Army on Jan. 30, 1942.

He was a First Sergeant with Headquarters Battery, 42nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, 7th Army in the Rhineland, southern France and Central Europe, serving in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia in North Africa and Sicily and Rome-Arno in Italy.

Mr. McCabe received the: Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with one silver battle star (denotes five campaigns), two bronze battle stars (denotes a sixth and seventh campaign) and a bronze arrowhead device, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.

He was discharged on Oct. 19, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 199.

Support The Museum - Help us continue our work of saving and educating the public about our local veterans. Visit us on Facebook and keep up to date with us!

Sign up for eNews