Raymond Edwin Remers

Korean War
Service #4380826
RankFireman First Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathOctober 21 1952
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Shipboard Boilerman First Class Remers was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Shipboard Boilerman First Class Remers served aboard the destroyer escort USS LEWIS (DE-535). On October 21, 1952, his ship received two hits from guns at Wonsan, North Korea, killing him and six other seamen.