Raymond Still
Navy
Coram
Raymond Still
(Coram)
Raymond Still was
born on August 25, 1925 at Selden, New York. He was the son of
Gladys (Giroux) and Raymond Dewey Still. He was living at Coram when
he enlisted in the Navy on May 24, 1943 at New York City. Entering
as an Apprentice Seaman. After finishing minesweeping operations in
the Pacific, he arrived in San Pedro, California on the USS Redstart
and stayed their to help decommission the ship. After the war Still
stayed in the service. In Melville, Rhode Island he was trained on
Motor Torpedo Boats and rose to the rank of Ensign. Following that
training he was assigned in 1946to the USS Bronx and was on duty in
the Pacific.