Lieutenant, Junior Grade Raymond G. Porter, United States Navy, was captured by Japanese forces after his airplane in Torpedo Squadron EIGHTY-SEVEN (VT-87) was shot down on 28 July 1945. He was one of nine American Prisoners of War who died as a result of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.
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POW (WWII) KIA
Home:
Butler
,
Pennsylvania
Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeDivision:
Prisoner of War (Japan)Action Date:
July 28, 1945 – Died in Captivity
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Distinguished Flying Cross
Service:
United States NavyRank:
Lieutenant, Junior GradeBatallion:
Bombing SquadronDivision:
U.S.S. TiconderogaAction Date:
July 28, 1945
Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 352 (July 1946)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Raymond G. Porter, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Bombing Pilot embarked in U.S.S. TICONDEROTA over the Inland Sea of Japan on 28 July 1945.