Raymond Schrader
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 35th Infantry Division
Theater of Operation: European
Honored By: Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Training at National Guard training at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Departed for service from Memorial Hall to Camp Robinson, AR, San Luis Obispo, CA (Pacific shore patrol) and mountain training in North Carolina and Tennessee. He completed campaigns in Normandy, Northern France; and Rhineland, Ardennes Central Europe. Major battles included Normandy, St. Lo, Battle of the Bulge. His division walked 230 miles in three days in Belgium winter to the Battle of the Bulge. Decorations and Citations included Honorable Service, Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award, American Campaign, American Defense Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Bronze Star, Legion of Honor Medal from the French Republic.
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