1987

Raymond Care

Countries: USA

War served, WW2 i

Commemorated on a memorial as having served in, and survived, WW2.

Colonel Raymond Charles Care was born on 30 March 1918 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, USA, the second of the five children of Charles Fleetwood Care (1891-1963) and Francelia Phoebe Care née Markley (1891-1976).

Our Picture source gives details of his military service showing that he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he served as Pilot Officer in No.71 (Eagle Squadron), transferred to the USAAF, became a prisoner of war and eventually retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel in 1963.

He was married to Louise May King (1920-2009) and died, aged 69 years, on 3 April 1987 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was buried on 7 April 1987 in Plot 8.O.1575, in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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